DA challenges ‘inflexible’ IEC as it appeals candidate registration extension
The commission even took a tight-fisted approach and declared some of its decisions non-negotiable.
This is according to the opposition DA in its high court bid to review and set aside the IEC’s wholesale reopening of candidate registrations – which conveniently provided the governing ANC with an opportunity to cure the defects in its candidates list, including those that had been caused by its internal party squabbles.Subscribe to News24 for just R75 per month to read all our investigative and in-depth journalism. You can cancel any time.
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