INSIDE THE PARTY: How the big SA political players elect their leaders

Political parties can claim to be advocates for democracy and fairness, but what is important to look at is how they embody democracy within their internal structures.As we head into elections it is imperative that we know about their office-bearers, their policies and have an understanding of how parties operate internally,” said Joel Bregman, director of My Vote Counts.

Each party has different processes for electing new leadership. The nomination of leaders comes from branches and eventually reaches the national elective conference where branch delegates vote for nominees. During the Branch General Meeting candidates will be nominated for the top six and 20 additional members.

Nominated branch delegates make up 90% of the voting delegates at the National Conference. The rest are members of the Women’s League, Veterans’ League, Youth League and the current NEC.

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