Local elections: Game over for NFP
4 July 2016
Durban – The National Freedom Party has officially been disqualified from contesting the 2016 local government elections, an official said on Monday.
NFP spokesperson Sabelo Sigudu said the party’s attorneys informed them on Saturday that they had lost their case in the Electoral Court.
The party had tried to challenge the Electoral Commission of SA's (IEC) decision to disqualify it after it failed to pay its registration fee by the June 2 deadline.
"We are going to explore every possible option, including approaching the Constitutional Court on the matter, because millions of people are waiting to vote for the NFP," said Sigudu.