South Africa's Electoral Court has rejected a request by the African National Congress (ANC) for the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) to cancel the registration of former President Jacob Zuma's uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party.

According to the South African portal "ZW News", the arguments for and against the MK party's participation in the May elections were presented and concluded last Tuesday.

In the indictment, the ANC argued in court that the Electoral Commission of South Africa violated the law by allowing the party, led by former President Jacob Zuma, to supplement its registration application when it had already rejected it and requested a "new" one.

Zuma, who was President of South Africa between 2009 and 2018, is the presidential candidate of the MKP party, and was suspended by the ruling ANC in January.