DA Heads to Electoral Court over ‘Hidden’ PR Candidates

'They don't want fair competition': DA takes parties to Electoral Court over candidate lists

The DA has dragged four political parties over municipal candidate lists to the Electoral Court ahead of the 2026 local government elections.

DA heads to Electoral Court over ‘hidden’ PR candidates

The DA has taken ActionSA, the EFF, MK Party and GOOD to the Electoral Court over their one-name PR lists, arguing voters should know candidates before election day.

DA asks court to curb rivals’ PR strategy ahead of local elections

The Democratic Alliance (DA) has turned to the Electoral Court in a move that could affect the ability of ActionSA, the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party and GOOD to fill proportional representation (PR) seats after the 2026 local government elections. In a founding affidavit, DA Federal Council chairperson Ashor Sarupen accuses the four parties of deliberately submitting only one PR candidate in most, or all, of the m…

DA hauls parties before the Electoral Court for “deliberately hiding” their candidates

  The DA has filed an urgent application in the Electoral Court against ActionSA, the EFF, the MK Party and GOOD, alleging they are bending the rules governing candidate lists in this year’s Local Government Elections.   The DA alleges these parties have deliberately submitted their proportional representation (PR) lists with only one name on them, which they say is a ploy to hide their candidates from voters.   According to electoral rules, par…