Trust in candidate selection process at stakeThe ANC’s greatest challenge before the November polls may be something other than persuading voters to return. For an analysis of the ANC candidate selection process, the significance of such an image is that it illustrates the stakes attached to internal nominations. That transforms branch-level candidate selection from a routine organisational exercise into a high-stakes political contest. A candidate selection process. An alleged physical assault during a candidate selection process is involved in the Northern Cape.