THE Democratic Alliance (DA), COPE and the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) say they will oppose the ANC’s Electoral Court application for the reopening of the Independent Electoral Commission’s (IEC) candidate list registration.
The EFF has also called on other political parties to join it in opposing the ANC’s action against the IEC.
So far, the DA and COPE have publicly joined the EFF’s call that the Electoral Court must reject the ANC’s application with the ‘contempt it deserves’.
The three opposition parties said the ruling party must just accept that they have failed to meet the deadline to register some of their candidates
The ANC wants the system to be opened for at least one day so it can submit nominations.
The ANC’s move is supported by the United Democratic Movement (UDM).
UDM leader Bantu Holomisa said the IEC’s timetable was unrealistic to start off with.
ANC Deputy Secretary-General Jessie
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