Record number of 48 parties to contest national elections

JOHANNESBURG – The Independent Electoral Commission has announced a record of 48 parties will contest the national elections on 8 May.

The deadline for the submission of party candidate lists and payment of deposits resulted in the final number which was 19 more compared to the 2014 general elections. A record number of political parties will contest provincial legislatures in all provinces, with the largest number in Gauteng at 36, and the smallest number in the Northern Cape with 21.That represents 74.6% of the total voting age population.

#SAElections2019 Voters’ roll has been certified and contains 26 756 898 voters - 55% are women 45% are men. It represents 74.6% of total voting age population. — EWN Reporter March 20, 2019 #SAElections2019 There are 22 924 voting stations which will host voting and counting on 8 May.#SAElections2019 There are 29 335 voters abroad who will cast their vote on 27 April. It’s a 10% increase compared to 2014. London has the highest number with 9084 voters.

Well, it’s an opportunity of earning over a million a year, do sweet bugger all Throw things around parliament All expenses paid Security Cars Work when you want and....

Utterly ridiculous

FFS we dont need more bloody rats in the grass. We need a stronger main opposition.

This morning we were told it’s 49 parties. What happened to the difference? Did they drop off?

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