“The IEC is not willing to admit that it made a mistake by allowing the BLF to register as a political party and thus the FF Plus will ask the Electoral Court.'
The party also accuses the IEC of failing to gazette the registration of the BLF, thereby denying the public and others who would have objected to the registration an opportunity to register their objections.
“The FF Plus believes that the majority of South Africa's problems are caused by the sheer disregard for legislation. It is therefore important for the party to proceed with the matter, seeing as the IEC cannot be allowed to violate legislation. It threatens South Africa's democracy and the upholding of law and order,” he said.
“We say that it is possible to ensure the BLF - even if their name is already on the ballot - that their votes cannot be counted. That is what we are asking the Electoral Court, to ensure that they do not participate in the elections and are deregistered as a political party,” he said. Another FF Plus MP, Wouter Wessels, said the IEC did not consider the merits of his party's appeal and dismissed it on the basis that the time period to object had passed.
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