The ruling ANC says it welcomes Friday's Constitutional Court order, which dismissed the Electoral Commission of SA's (IEC) application for the postponement of the local government elections.
The IEC has not yet commented on the judgment and it is unclear if it will reopen the registration for candidates which closed last week Monday, leaving the ANC panicking as it failed to fully register their candidates in 93 municipalities across the country.
“We are thrilled with the ConCourt judgment. We are ready for the election. The Constitutional Court had no jurisdiction to suspend or amend any part of the constitution. Their duty is to protect it - and they did. The election must be held within the constitutionally stipulated time,” said Zille.
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