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ANC Seeks Court Decision on Disputed Candidate List Submission

By eNCA

The ANC will learn on Wednesday whether its request for the IEC to accept its disputed candidate lists is successful. The party has taken the Electoral Commission to court, claiming a technical issue with the IEC’s online system prevented the proper submission of candidate lists for six municipalities. The IEC counters that the ANC failed to complete the final submission process. The ANC maintains that it met all submission requirements but that the IEC’s system failed to capture and process the lists. The dispute involves municipalities in KwaZulu-Natal, the Free State and the Eastern Cape. ANC lawyer Daniel Burger said the party completed the required forms, uploaded supporting documents and paid the necessary deposits. The IEC rejected the ANC’s account, asserting there were no glitches that stopped the party from completing the submission. The Electoral Court thanked both legal teams for their submissions and described the matter as difficult. Judgment has been reserved and will be handed down on Wednesday, with detailed reasons to follow later.