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ANC and IEC go head-to-head at Electoral High Court showdown

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The ANC wants the Electoral Court to deregister the MK Party because the IEC did not follow due processes when it registered the MK Party.

ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula says MK was a military wing jointly formed by the ANC and the SACP. Image: @MbalulaFikileANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula says MK was a military wing jointly formed by the ANC and the SACP. Image: @MbalulaFikile

He said this litigation underscores the movement’s unwavering commitment to defending Umkhonto we Sizwe as an integral part of the ANC’s 112-year liberation heritage and intellectual property rights.The ANC says the MK Party’s application for registration was initially rejected because it needed to meet the prescribed requirements. Still, it unlawfully supplemented its application instead of submitting a new one.

“One of the reasons that it’s going to be difficult for the ANC is that it didn’t make proper use of the appeal mechanisms and the objection mechanisms in the Electoral Commission Act.,” said Phiri, according toHe added: “It didn’t object to uMkhonto weSizwe Party’s application to be registered as a political party when it could do so. When it eventually belatedly objected, the objection was dismissed as being irregular.

 

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