South Africa's ex-president Zuma wins court bid to run in May election
The Peninsula
Johannesburg: A South African court on Tuesday allowed former president Jacob Zuma to run in May s general elections, overturning a decision by electo...
Johannesburg: A South African court on Tuesday allowed former president Jacob Zuma to run in May's general elections, overturning a decision by electoral authorities barring him over a previous conviction.
The electoral court ruled in favour of Zuma, 81, who is fronting uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK), a new opposition party that has become a dark horse in the election race.
"The decision of the Electoral Commission... is set aside," the court wrote in its ruling seen by AFP.
It did not provide an explanation of how the verdict was reached.
South Africa is to hold general elections on May 29 in what is expected to be the most competitive vote since the advent of democracy in 1994.
