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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) has endorsed objections to former president Jacob Zuma’s nomination to stand for parliament.<\/p>\n

This was announced by the IEC during a press conference on Thursday.The IEC said its unanimous decision has been communicated to the MK party.<\/p>\n

Zuma was nominated by his newly formed MK party as its No 1 candidate to the National Assembly despite him having a criminal record.<\/p>\n

The criminal record stems from a 15-month prison sentence handed to him by the Constitutional Court after a contempt of court conviction in 2021.<\/p>\n

Section 47 of the constitution prohibits any citizen from becoming an MP if they have been sentenced to prison for longer than 12 months without the option of a fine.<\/p>\n

But the IEC was quick to emphasise that the MK party, as an organisation, was not prohibited from taking part in the elections and only Zuma cannot be a candidate for parliament.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About South-Africa<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – South-Africa. The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) has endorsed objections to former president Jacob Zuma’s nomination to stand for parliament. This was announced by the IEC during a press conference on Thursday.The IEC said its unanimous decision has been communicated to the MK party. 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