Johnathan Paoli
The ANC has once again challenged the registrations of the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party in the Electoral Court and said it was attempting to preserve the electoral system in the long run.
In papers submitted to the Electoral Court in Bloemfontein on Tuesday, the ANC argued that there were procedural flaws in the way MK was registered by the Deputy Chief Electoral Officer Mawethu Mosery.
The MK party, which is backed by former President Jacob Zuma, has responded by submitting in papers that its registration was lawful.
The MK hit the headlines in December last year when Zuma announced his support for the political newcomers, which led to his suspension from the ANC.
The IEC’s deputy chairperson, Janet Love, said in February that the commission can only proceed based on existing documentation and legislation.
“The issue of the name of the MK party and the identification is not
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