Government’s commitment to see reforms to the country’s electoral system has been questioned by civil society.
Government’s commitment to see reforms to the country’s electoral system has been questioned by civil society as concerns grow about the delay in appointing a panel of experts to probe the feasibility of a new and more democratic voting system. Some see the delay as another attempt to avoid implementing a truly democratic voting system in South Africa.
“The backlog is frightening. It is a story most people in South Africa are familiar with, where government conveniently shelves important tasks until after the next elections. “Satisfaction with the ANC government on this issue has fallen sharply and the dissenting voices calling for an early election and the passing-on of this task to a new administration are growing.”Government had been criticised for ignoring the Van Zyl Slabbert report, which recommended that 300 parliamentary seats be contested individually on a constituency basis, with an additional 100 seats elected on a party proportional representation system.
The panel’s main task would be to undertake research into the new voting system and conduct public consultations before submitting a report to parliament.This week, IEC national chair Mosotho Moepya said the home affairs minister had been in consultations with the commission on the matter as required by law, but the process was not finalised. He declined to give further details.
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