A total 29 parties will contest the 2014 General Elections.
All parties aiming to contest the 2014 General Elections had up until 17H00 on 12 March to submit their documentation and deposit. A total of 33 parties did so. Thereafter, all those parties had until 17h00 on Monday, 24 March, to submit all outstanding documentation and pay election deposits.
Four parties, African Unite Party, Iqela Lentsango – Dagga Party, Lekgotla for Democracy Advancement, and South African Progressive Civil Organisation, failed to meet the rectify their non-compliance in respect of the required election deposit for the national election and will therefore not be on the ballot paper.
However, despite four parties falling off, 29 remains the highest number of parties to contest a democratic national election in South Africa’s history.
A total of 31 parties were issued with notices from the Electoral Commission last week indicating non-compliance of the requirements to submit candidate lists and pay deposits. These notices applied to documentation in respect of approximately 300 candidates.
By Monday, most parties had responded and submitted outstanding documentation which electoral officials will now process in preparation for the publication of the lists of candidates for each party (national, regional and provincial) for public inspection from 28 March 2014.
See the provisional ballot below:
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