The leaks of the candidate lists — for aspirant MPs in the May 29 general elections — have shown once more the weaknesses in our electoral democracy.

On Friday, all political parties contesting the upcoming elections submitted lists of candidates they have nominated for MP positions to the Electoral Commission of SA (IEC). Unlike previous elections, individuals or independents nominated themselves for seats in the seventh parliament...

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