Johnathan Paoli
THE Independent Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) has confirmed the near finalisation of the list of candidates and said the ballot could be printed after the resolution of some last minute issues.
The IEC’s top executives briefed the media on Tuesday, and covered special vote applications, the list of voting stations, notification to vote out of country, and a breakdown of candidates contesting elections on the 29th of May.
Electoral Commission CEO Sy Mamabolo confirmed that on April 12, the commission issued certificates to over 14 000 candidates who will contest, with 70 political parties and 11 independent candidates.
Mamabolo said there were 15 political parties which were contesting the elections on all tiers, 31 political parties who are contesting the national elections for the first time; and that out of the candidates 58.14% (8 658) were male, while 41.86% (6 234) were female.
The CEO outlined
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