CAPE TOWN - Secretary to Parliament, Xolile George, will receive the list of designated members of the National Assembly from Chief Justice Raymond Zondo in an official ceremony at the Constitutional Court on Thursday.
The list, published by the Electoral Commission on Wednesday, reflects the major losses suffered by the African National Congress in last week’s elections, causing many of its stalwarts not to crack the nod for a return to the House.The so-called list process is always a contentious one, as party members jostle for the top spots ahead of an election.
Executive director for the Council of the Advancement of the South African Constitution , Lawson Naidoo, explained the changes that could be made. "All that you are allowed to do is supplement your list, i.e. if you don’t have enough people on your list to fill all the seats that you’ve won, then you can add people at the end of the list but you can’t change the order of the list."
Those who don't take up their parliamentary seats will make space for the next person in the running order to take their place.
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