ANC Withdraws Application To Electoral Court To Have Candidate Registration System Reopened

THE ANC has withdrawn its application to the Electoral Court requesting that the candidate registration system be reopened so that the party can submit their lists.

Earlier, in an affidavit filed by the party’s Deputy Secretary General Jessie Duarte, she had stated that the party was not able to register candidates in 94 municipalities as they had experienced technical difficulties when submitting the candidate lists.

Various political parties were opposed to the ANC’s application, while some like the EFF and DA, had threatened legal action over the matter.

Earlier, the party had filed its application to the Electoral Court to request that the candidate registration system be reopened so that the party can submit its lists.

The party had said it had no other option but to approach the Electoral Court, as the IEC had rejected its request to extend the election timetable.

Speaking to SABC News on Tuesday evening, the