Episode 37 - DA VS IEC: HERE'S WHY THE DA'S CASE FAILS

The DA thinks the IEC doesn't have legal power to allow political parties to re-submit lists of candidates who will stand for office in the local elections. I initially thought the DA case was decent. I have changed my mind after reading the legal papers of all the parties involved in this dispute.In this analysis, I explain why I think I was wrong, and why the IEC's legal position is coherent, convincing and unanswerable.[PLEASE NOTE THE VOTER REGISTRATION WEEKEND IS ON 18 AND 19 SEPTEMBER. NOT 21 SEPTEMBER AS MISTAKENLY SPOKEN IN THIS EPISODE. THE REST OF THE ANALYSIS REMAINS INTACT]