Constitutional Court rules Electoral Amendment Bill lawful

JOHANNESBURG - The much debated Electoral Amendment Act is lawful according to the ruling on Monday by the Constitutional Court, following a bid to rule it otherwise by the Independent Candidates Association.

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The ICA applied to the apex court in August, challenging the constitutionality of independent candidates only being allowed to contest 200 of the 400 seats in the National Assembly.

The organisation wanted independent candidates to be allowed to contest 350 seats.

But the Constitutional Court says the ICA failed to prove its argument.