Here’s why Electoral Court overturned IEC’s decision to bar Zuma’s candidacy

The Electoral Court delivered its full judgment on Friday.a decision of the Electoral Commission of South Africa to bar Zuma from the MK party’s parliamentary list ahead of this year’s elections.to the Constitutional Court , seeking clarity on the interpretation of Section 47 of the Constitution, which deals with the circumstances barring a convicted individual from holding public office.

Zondi explained that section 47 and section 19 of the Constitution both had to be interpreted“Section 19 encourages citizens to participate in the electoral process by standing for public office and to hold office if elected.“On the other hand, section 47 is there to maintain the integrity of the electoral process by ensuring that those that campaign for public office and elected to hold office are not serious violators of the law. They are fit and proper persons to hold public office.

“In my view the sentence that was imposed on Mr Zuma cannot be said to be a sentence which the section contemplates,” the judgment read.

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