Johnathan Paoli
THE Electoral Court has finalised the last matters on its court roll and dismissed the applications of five political parties to be included in the ballot.
The court made its judgment on Friday and has completely excluded the Independent SA National Civic Organisation (ISANCO) – member of the Multi-Party Charter of SA coalition, Cape Independence Party and Defenders of the People from the ballot, while Operation Dudula and Arise SA have been excluded from the national ballot, but will be running on a provincial level.
The concerned parties argued that they failed to submit on the deadline due to the IEC’s faulty systems, but the court rejected their arguments and said the one day of disruption did not justify the failure to submit the required information, considering all parties had at least a full month to comply.
While the Cape Independence Party has been removed from the ballot,
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