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Candidate ruling extended to other political parties: IEC
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. SABC News is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 16 Oct 2026, 13:30 UTC. The headline in use is “Candidate ruling extended to other political parties: IEC”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
The Electoral Commission (IEC) has announced that 32 other political parties will be allowed to submit their candidate list following Thursday’s Constitutional Court judgment in Braamfontein, Johannesburg. The court ruled in favour of the African National Congress (ANC), allowing their candidates to now be included on the ballot papers.
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