If any court bars us from the elections, 'we will start an armed struggle' - BLF after FF+ withdraws case
4 April 2019
The FF Plus has withdrawn its bid in the Electoral Court sitting in the Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg to have Black First Land First (BLF) barred from participating in the 2019 elections.
"We withdrew our case on Friday because we said there is a jurisdictional technical argument that the Electoral Commission is making in their opposing affidavits that can go 50-50, and we feel it is very important that we do not lose this case on a technical argument," FF Plus MP Wouter Wessels told News24.
Wessels said the substance of the party's case was strong and no opposing parties would oppose its merits.
He said that was the only reason the party decided to withdraw its case, "for now".