Why the New Nation Movement is asking the Constitutional Court to postpone May 8 election SAElections2019 | CannyMaphanga
Lawyers acting on behalf of the New Nation Movement have asked the Constitutional Court to postpone next week's general elections or allow for an independent candidate to contest the polls, just six days before the May 8 vote. "Make an order that the Electoral Act is unconstitutional. This includes the need for the election to be postponed ," advocate Allen Nelson told the court in an urgent application on Thursday.
This comes after the applicants approached the Western Cape High Court on September 17, 2018, seeking an order declaring the Electoral Act unconstitutional as it prevents individual candidates from running for seats in Parliament or provincial legislatures., ruling there was nothing stopping the candidates from exercising their rights by joining or forming a political party.
In March, the Electoral Commission of South Africa argued before the High Court that the NNM's push was"
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