Sandile Swana sheds light on why electoral reform is facing resistance, preventing a more representative electoral system.
Political analyst Sandile Swana explains how the ANC, DA, and EFF resist electoral reform, maintaining the status quo for their own gain.
The current Electoral Act and its latest amendments continued to give political leaders the upper hand over the parliamentarians, to whom they dictated terms. Swana said due to the faulty PR system, many MPs and senior leaders of political parties had become MPs without the support of the constituencies they represented.
Swana said parties like the ANC, DA and EFF, which should support reforms, were not interested. They feared losing their seats and power.
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