POLL-AXED: Electoral reform – Parliament ‘slept on the job’ despite South Africa needing binding legislation

The Constitutional Court declared the Electoral Act unconstitutional because it hindered individuals who wanted to run for national or provincial elections, Gregor Jaecke, the incoming resident representative at the Konrad Adenauer Foundation in South Africa, said during the webinar.

They believe the Electoral Act hindered them from section 18 in the Constitution which deals with freedom of association, stated the report. “Debates dealing with electoral reform are always controversial and highly politically sensitive. The reason is clear: the topic is closely connected with the distribution of power and when it comes to power-sharing we find ourselves directly into political power games,” explained Jaecke.“We must never forget that civil society is where the power lies,” said Dr Michael Louis, chairperson of the One South Africa Movement.

The power lies with the public, he emphasised, adding that there is no trust between Parliament and civil society. People under the age of 35 need to be mobilised as these laws will affect them, said Mbete, while Letlhogonolo Letshele, electoral systems researcher at My Vote Counts, added: “We are the ones that need to serve ourselves.”

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