Mmusi Maimane, leader of One SA Movement is adamant that the road to independent candidacy would be a significant change in the South African political landscape. The Constitution Court ruled in June 2020 that the Electoral Act of 1998 was unconstitutional.
Unfortunately, the parliament is playing politics by delaying tactics in passing the Electoral Amendment Bill into law.
In a recent interview with Cape Talk and 702’s Africa Melane about Electoral Amendment Bill, Maimane believe independent candidacy would bring change in South Africa’s election and politics.
“If you get two ballots for national elections, that would be a significant change in South Africa, most people are used to only voting in a national election, provincial, with one ballot each, and that… will clear confusion and give people an ability to express their vote and views.” – Mmusi Maimane, leader – One SA Movement.
“I think we have got a lot of work to do but I am afraid because Parliament only started doing this work in February this year while they knew about it two years ago, tells you the difficulties that we face in a political system that wants to privatise power from people. We need to educate voters because they don’t want to go vote in a system they do not understand” – Mmusi Maimane, leader – One SA Movement.
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