During the first sitting of Parliament, the Chief Justice will administer the prescribed oath.
and National Council of Provinces will be at the Cape Town International Convention Centre on Friday.
Chief Justice Raymond Zondo announced that Friday is the first sitting to swear in MPs, elect the President, Speaker and Deputy Speaker. This per the Constitution, which states that the first sitting must be held no later than 14 days after the declaration of election results. Political parties are still negotiating to form a Government of National Unity after the ANC failed to win an outright majority in the general elections.
George says they are ready and teams are in action to ensure a smooth transition to form the 7th Parliament. During the first sitting of Parliament, the Chief Justice will administer the prescribed oath or affirmation to Members of the National Assembly, as the case may be.“On the first sitting of tomorrow, first sitting of National Assembly will commence with the swearing in of all designated members in attendance. So, the first order will be swearing in members and that swearing-in will be presided by the Chief Justice of the Republic.
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