South Africa: ConCourt Delivers Lifeline to ANC After DA's Application to Block Reopening of Candidate Registrations Fails

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The ANC will have heaved a sigh of relief after the Constitutional Court dismissed the DA's application to block the reopening of the candidate nomination process scheduled for today and tomorrow. Reacting to the ruling, the ANC said it 'vindicates' the party's position. The DA said while it accepted the ruling, it would be watching the IEC 'like hawks'.

The Constitutional Court has dismissed, without costs, the Democratic Alliance's urgent application to set aside the Electoral Commission's (IEC) decision to reopen candidate registrations for the upcoming local government elections.

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