Labour Party Criticises the “Perplexing” Decision Made by the Court to Postpone Elections.

The Constitutional Court’s decision on Friday morning to postpone the elections was described as “baffling” by the Labour Party.

Three newest political parties applied to the court to be added to the ballot papers for the upcoming elections and to have direct access. The application was denied.

The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has been accused of unfairly barring the African Congress for Transformation, the mining union Amcu’s Labour Party, and the Afrikan Alliance of Social Democrats from taking part in the national and provincial elections.

The three parties desired a postponement of the May 29 elections and a reopening of the submission window.

The top court said that postponing the polls would be expensive and that the parties had not provided enough justification for one.

Krister Janse van Rensburg, the secretary for the Labour Party, states that before making any more remarks, they will wait to hear the reasoning for the ruling.

He remarked, “It is almost unbelievable that this country’s highest court would reject our application, which had the backing of nineteen other political parties.”

The African Congress for Transformation, led by Ace Magashule, has applauded the decision and stated that they must respect the nation’s top court.

“We are not happy that we did not receive what we had anticipated. Because we are running for office, we will not appeal the decision, ACT spokesperson Mohau Khumalo stated.

“The court’s ruling simply means that we will not appear on the regional vote, which is the third ballot. Every province has us on the national ballot. Every province, with the exception of Limpopo, Mpumalanga, and the Western Cape, has us on the ballot.

“Going forward, we’ll keep doing campaigns. We are aware that the Free State, the Eastern Cape, the North West, your KZN, and Gauteng are all guaranteed victories.