# The Electoral Commission of South Africa has rejected the registration of the Islamic State of Africa party. The party’s founder, Farhad Hoomer, has previously been accused of terrorism in South Africa. The IEC rejected ISA’s application on three grounds. First, the party failed to meet the required 300 signatures from registered voters. Second, ISA published the notice of its application in a newspaper that is only circulated in small parts of the eThekwini municipality. Third, is that the IEC received more than 200 objections to the formation of the party.
IEC rejects registration of the Islamic State of Africa as a political party