Electoral Matters Amendment Act: Parliament seeks to address party funding loophole

Parliament is aiming to address the loophole in the Electoral Matters Amendment Act concerning political party funding.

The president has the powers to establish the donation threshold, but can only act on a Parliament resolution.

The legislation opened the door for parties to receive unlimited amounts of money without being required to declare these funds, as mandated by the “On the 9th of May, the House had considered passing a resolution that had set the upper limit and threshold, but on the 16th of May, we passed a different resolution.

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