The Electoral Commission notes
the judgment by the Constitutional Court, clarifying the role of the Commission
in qualifying candidates nominated to stand for election to the National
Assembly.
The Electoral Commission had
approached the Constitutional Court to seek clarity on whether it had powers to
enforce section 47(1) of the Constitution. The section is about persons who are
eligible to be members of the National Assembly.
Now that the matter has been
settled by the highest court and given that the constitutional uncertainties
have been clarified, the Commission can continue with final preparations for
free and fair 2024 National and Provincial Elections (NPE) single-mindedly,
without apprehension that the elections are susceptible to challenge.
To avoid confusion, the Commission
reiterates that the judgment will not affect the ballot papers for the 2024 NPE
in any way. The photograph of Mr Jacob Zuma will remain in the cluster of
identifiers of uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party. The name of Mr Jacob Zuma will,
however, be removed from the list of candidates nominated by MK Party.
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