PHUTI MOSOMANE
PRESIDENT Cyril Ramaphosa has signed into law the Electoral Amendment Bill of 2022, allowing independent candidates to contest elections in the National Assembly and provincial legislatures.
Prior to this, National Assembly and provincial legislature members could only be selected from those belonging to political parties.
Presidency spokesperson Vincent Magwenya said Ramaphosa was “satisfied that the processes leading to the Bill’s passing followed all legislative procedures as envisaged by the Constitution and that the substance of the Bill will pass constitutional scrutiny”.
“The Electoral Amendment Bill marks a significant milestone in the evolution of our democracy by expanding electoral participation and widening the pool of leadership choice for the National Assembly and provincial legislatures. The Bill presents a development that can only enrich and sustain our growing constitutional democracy”, said Ramaphosa.
The Bill was an amendment to the 1992 Electoral Act and now accommodates the Constitutional Court judgment
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