The SA Politics Thread Part 3

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Electoral Amendment Bill passed by National Assembly

The National Assembly on Thursday afternoon passed the controversial Electoral Amendment Bill.

A total of 218 MPs voted in favour of the Bill, and 81 against.

It will now be sent to President Cyril Ramaphosa for him to sign it into law.

Ramaphosa must enact the bill before the end of February due to a Constitutional Court order.

The Constitutional Court ruled in June 2020 that the electoral legislation should be amended to allow independent candidates to compete for election to the National Assembly and provincial legislatures.

- Jan Gerber

Bill has been passed. But at the very least real electoral reform is confirmed for post-2024, since the Bill makes provision for that...
 

Bill has been passed. But at the very least real electoral reform is confirmed for post-2024, since the Bill makes provision for that...

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The ANC, EFF, GOOD and Al Jam-ah supported the bill's adoption, leading to 218 votes in favour, while the DA, IFP, FF Plus, and ACDP mustered 81 votes against the bill. There were no abstentions, but the UDM, ATM, NFP, AIC, COPE, and the PAC were not present in the House for the vote on this key legislation.
 
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