Africa-Press – South-Africa. South Africa’s apex court has ruled the 200/200 split in the Electoral Amendment Act passes constitutional muster.
The Independent Candidates Association (ICA) wanted the number of National Assembly seats independent candidates can contest in next year’s general elections to be increased from 200 to 350.In a unanimous judgment read by justice Nonkosi Mhlantla, the Constitutional Court on Monday dismissed the challenge, saying the applicant was not able to prove the 200/200 split of seats was irrational.
The court disagreed with the argument that a vote for an independent candidate will carry less weight than one for a political party.
“The applicant has not established that the impugned legislation is irrational nor that it infringes a provision in the Bill of Rights. Therefore, it has not made out a case to justify the declaration of constitutional invalidity.”
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