Fifty two political parties, and six independent candidates contested the national election.
. This is an increase of four, compared to the previous Parliament of those 18, seven parties are new to the National Legislature.The administration of Parliament has been working since last year, to prepare for the new legislature. But what does this increase in parties at the institution, bode for democracy and the running of the institution?
“The key part where I am really keen to see and am interested in the new parties is that there are new people. New people have entered the political system, or haven’t been in politics before, and those people have the potential to impact our politics for good hopefully, and we need more and more people to gain experience in the political system,” says Asanda Ngoasheng, a Political Analyst.
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