Here's why Electoral Court overturned IEC's decision to bar Zuma's candidacy

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Here's why Electoral Court overturned IEC's decision to bar Zuma's candidacy

Former president Jacob Zuma was allowed to stand as a candidate for Parliament due to the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party leader being unable to appeal his prison sentence. On Friday, the Electoral Court released its much-anticipated full judgment as to why it overturned a decision of the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) to bar Zuma from the MK party’s parliamentary list ahead of this year’s elections. ALSO READ: ConCourt gives Zuma and …