ANC flip flops on cooling-off period for independent candidates
The party has decided there should not be a cooling-off period as provided for in the Electoral Amendment Bill
10 August 2022 - 13:52
The ANC has done an about turn on the issue of a cooling-off period for individuals wanting to stand as independent candidates in national and provincial elections.
The Electoral Amendment Bill as submitted to parliament required a cooling-off period of three months during which an independent candidate could not be a member of a political party. The intention was to prevent politicians who did not make it onto the lists of their political parties opting instead to stand as independent candidates...
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