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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>Former president Jacob Zuma’s bid to make a return to parliament was scuppered on Monday when the Constitutional Court ruled he is ineligible to stand for election and upheld the Electoral Commission of South Africa’s (IEC) urgent appeal.<\/p>\n

Justice Leona Theron, handing down judgment, said: \u201cThis court concludes Mr Zuma was convicted of an offence and sentenced to more than 12 months’ imprisonment for the purpose of section 47 (1) (e) of the Constitution and is accordingly not eligible to be a member of and not qualified to stand for election into the National Assembly until five years have lapsed since the completion of his sentence.\u201dThe apex court earlier this month heard arguments in the IEC\u2019s urgent application for leave to appeal against the judgment of the Electoral Court that cleared the way for Zuma to stand for election to the National Assembly as an MP.<\/p>\n

When the MK Party (MKP) added Zuma to its parliamentary list, the commission upheld an objection to his inclusion as a potential legislator on the basis of the constitution.<\/p>\n

Section 47(1)(e) disqualifies people from being MPs if they have been \u201cconvicted of an offence and sentenced to more than 12 months\u2019 imprisonment without the option of a fine\u201d. The section also contains a proviso which says \u201cno-one may be regarded as having been sentenced until an appeal against the conviction or sentence has been determined\u201d.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – South-Africa. Former president Jacob Zuma’s bid to make a return to parliament was scuppered on Monday when the Constitutional Court ruled he is ineligible to stand for election and upheld the Electoral Commission of South Africa’s (IEC) urgent appeal. 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