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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>The Electoral Court has dismissed the applications of five political parties to be added to the ballot.<\/p>\n

These were the last five matters left on the Electoral Court roll.<\/p>\n

This has now cleared the way for the Electoral Commission to begin printing the ballot paper for the upcoming general elections.<\/p>\n

Isanco, which is part of the Democratic Alliance-led multiparty charter for South Africa, will not be on the ballot paper on the 29th of May.<\/p>\n

Joining Isanco is the Cape Independence Party and Defenders of the People.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Operation Dudula and Arise SA failed to get onto the national ballot, however they will be on the provincial ballots.<\/p>\n

All five parties argued that they missed their submission deadline due to the IEC\u2019s faulty systems however the electoral court has rejected their arguments.<\/p>\n

In a statement, the IEC says it will be forging ahead with printing of the ballots, with a confirmed 52 parties contesting the national elections.<\/p>\n

On Monday, the Durban High Court is expected to make a ruling on the logo and trademark of Umkhonto Wesizwe which could potentially lead to the MK Party having to change its name and emblem.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About South-Africa<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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