ANC application against MK Party to be heard in Electoral Court on Tuesday
The Electoral Court in Bloemfontein will on Tuesday hear the ANC’s application challenging the registration of the uMkhonto weSizwe Party.
In papers submitted to the Electoral Court, the ANC argues 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 submitted in papers that its registration is lawful.
The ANC says the court’s decision will go a long way to preserving the electoral system.
The MK Party hit the headlines in December when Zuma announced his support for the political newcomers.
Zuma’s decision to throw his weight behind the MK Party has since 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 an issue the commission is cited in. It’s a matter that is in the High Court, and it is not something, again, that we can control. It is something that is before that court.”
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