Former South Africa leader Jacob Zuma barred from running in elections

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South Africa’s Constitution bars people convicted and sentenced to more than 12 months’ imprisonment from holding public office.

Former South African President Jacob Zuma is not eligible to run in upcoming elections, the Independent Electoral Commission has ruled.

He was granted medical parole after two months and allowed to serve the rest of the sentence under house arrest. The new party is named after the former military wing of the ANC which was disbanded at the end of white minority rule and racial segregation policies under the former apartheid regime.

 

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