On Wednesday 8 May, the SA electorate will be voting in a general election in relation to both the national and provincial spheres of government.
SA, in accordance with the existing Electoral Act, 202 of 193, employs a closed-list proportional representation system. In this system, the different political parties each submit lists of individuals to be elected as members of the national and provincial legislatures.
This is most unsatisfactory from a democratic point of view, since voters are not able to have the power to determine the composition of party lists or the ranking on such lists, but merely the power to choose which party to vote for, regardless of any serious reservations they may entertain concerning certain individuals on the list in question.
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