Johnathan Paoli
The Electoral Court has dismissed the IEC decision to bar former President Jacob Zuma from the candidate list of uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party which would have stopped him from contesting the 29 May National General Elections.
Now Zuma can stand for elections as the court’s judgement on Tuesday, upheld the appeal by the MK party and, dismissed the objection placed within the IEC and reversed the barring of Zuma as a candidate in the upcoming elections
The MK party launched the appeal in the court in Johannesburg on Monday, claiming irregularities in both the commission as well as the Constitutional Court which sentenced Zuma in 2021.
The IEC last week confirmed that an objection to Zuma’s candidacy was received and upheld by the commission ahead of the elections, with Chairperson Mosotho Moepya saying one of the grounds for disqualification is if a candidate has been convicted of an
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