This may allow some interesting developments especially at local level!
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