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News24
March 5,
2003
Summary: An electoral task
team has recommended that the 2004 elections take place according to
the current party list system, but most of those on the team
recommend that the system be changed for the 2009 elections. If the
system does change, the new system, like the current one, will
probably incorporate some form of full representation (proportional
representation).
http://www.news24.com/News24/South_Africa/Politics/0,6119,2-7-12_1328978,00.html
Electoral system stays as
is
By Donwald Pressly
March 5, 2003
Cape Town - The South African Cabinet has accepted recommendations
by an electoral task team that South Africa retain the current
electoral system - for the 2004 elections. At a post-cabinet
briefing on Wednesday, cabinet spokesperson Joel Netshitenzhe said:
"Cabinet has received and considered the report of the Electoral
Task Team which was chaired by Dr (Frederik) van Zyl Slabbert to
formulate parameters for a new electoral system. "The meeting
accepted the recommendations that the present composition of 400
seats in Parliament should be retained and that the current
electoral system will apply for the 2004 elections.." Legislation
governing elections expired at the time of the last national and
provincial elections in 1999. A new electoral law will be drawn up
by the Home Affairs department and Netshitenzhe said this would be
processed as a matter of urgency by Parliament. He said the
newly-elected government after 2004 would review the Slabbert report
in preparation for the 2009 elections. The majority of the task team
supported a multi-member constituency system for elections after
2004 while the minority supported the existing proportional
representation system. - I-Net Bridge |
