Mbasa Gqokoma
01 July 2016
Judgment has been reserved in
the matter involving the National Freedom Party and the Independent Electoral
Commission, the party’s spokesperson Sabelo Sigudu confirmed this afternoon.
The NFP appeared at the
Electoral Court in Bloemfontein today where it challenged the Electoral
Commission of SA’s decision to disqualify it from the August 3 local government
elections after it failed to pay the R400 000 deposit before the payment
deadline.
Parties had to submit their
candidate lists and pay their deposit by June 2.
Those who failed to meet the
deadline were immediately disqualified from taking part in the elections.
On Thursday NFP members
picketed against the IEC's decision. The party pleaded for calm and was
confident that the court would rule in its favour.
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