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IEC records 43% surge in candidates for Nov elections, despite thousands missing registration cutoff
IEC records 43% surge in candidates for Nov elections, despite thousands missing registration cutoff The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has announced a massive surge in political participation ahead of the upcoming local government elections in November, while clarifying that candidates who failed to finalise their applications are officially out of the running. Addressing the media in Centurion on Wednesday, IEC chairperson Mosotho Moepya revealed that a staggering 142 072 candidates have been nominated to contest 10 526 council seats across South Africa's municipalities. The final…
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