ANC vs MK: EFF’s Shivambu lauds Electoral Court for its decision

Economic Freedom Fighters Deputy President Floyd Shivambu has lauded the Electoral Court for dismissing ANC’s court bid to have the registration of the Jacob Zuma-backed MK Party declared unlawful.

“If the ANC’s application is granted, it will be too late for the MK to reapply for registration as a political party in order to contest the upcoming elections,” Modiba said. Judge Lebogang Modiba hands down judgment on the ANC vs MK Party matter in the Electoral Court: "The ANC should have objected to the registration of MK within 14 days of the publication of the notice of MK registration."The ANC also failed to explain why it waited longer to initiate court proceedings. However, Advocate Dali Mpofu argued that the ruling party only challenged the registration of the MK Party because of Zuma’s backing.

“If the ANC’s confident of its ideals and manifesto, let them wait for 29 May and not try to shortcut the process through Courts. We know that dying horses have fatal kicks, but the ANC’s ones are weak and a sign of desperation ,” he wrote.

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