ANC chief whip questions ConCourt judgment on independent candidates, accuses judiciary of 'overreach'

  • 📰 SowetanLIVE
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 18 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 11%
  • Publisher: 63%

Law Law Headlines News

ANC chief whip Pemmy Majodina has accused the judiciary of “overreach” after the Constitutional Court judgment allowing independent candidates to stand for provincial and national elections.

Mulder said it was strange because when the Constitutional Court certified the constitution in 1996, it found that the constitution writers had decided that political parties should be a method in terms of which the will of the electorate should be expressed.“When you talk about independent candidates at a provincial and national level, what type of a ballot paper are you talking about?

Majodina also reflected on how cumbersome the process of reviewing the electoral system was going to be for parliament. “I'm not attacking the judiciary, but judiciary overreach to an extent that we are law makers and we are supposed to follow each and every process. But to give us 24 months that we must do this process!” she exclaimed.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 13. in LAW

Law Law Latest News, Law Law Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

ANC chief whip questions ConCourt judgment on independent candidates, accuses judiciary of 'overreach'ANC chief whip Pemmy Majodina has accused the judiciary of “overreach” after the Constitutional Court judgment allowing independent candidates to stand for provincial and national elections.
Source: TimesLIVE - 🏆 28. / 59 Read more »