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IN THE ELECTORAL COURT OF SOUTH AFRICA
HELD AT JOHANNESBURG
CASE NUMBER: 005/2019
In the matter of:
FREEDOM FRONT PLUS
Applicant
and
ELECTORAL COMMISSION OF SOUHT AFRICA
BLACK FIRST LAND FIRST
First Respondent
Second Respondent
Date of Hearing: 29 April 2019
Date of Order: 29 April 2019
Date of Judgment: 14 May 2019
Coram Mbha JA, Lamont et Wepener JJ, Ms Pather, Member
Summary: Electoral law – registration of a political party by chief electoral officer in terms
of s 15 of the Electoral Act 51 of 1996. Act requires that registration be published in the
Government Gazette (Gazette). Chief electoral officer failing to publish decision to
register political party. Right of aggrieved parties to appeal decision to register a political
party lies to Commission only after it receives notification of the registration. Such
notification is the publication in the Gazette. The failure to publish in the Gazette results
in the right to appeal not having accrued.
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