According to legislation, political parties must submit at least 15?000 signatures of members and supporters to register for this year’s election and appear on the national ballot
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Former president Jacob Zuma’s Umkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) has been accused of extensively forging signatures to qualify for the upcoming national elections. This claim comes from a former senior official of the party in a statement submitted to the Western Cape police last week.
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