President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced the date for the 2024 national elections. Voting day for South Africans will be on Wednesday, 29 May.
Mark it on your calendar now and get ready to have your say – President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced the date for the 2024 national and provincial elections.The election date was announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday night. The date will now officially be proclaimed in the“Beyond the fulfilment of our constitutional obligation, these upcoming elections are also a celebration of our democratic journey and a determination of the future that we all desire.
According to a statement issued by the Presidency: “President Cyril Ramaphosa has, in accordance with section 49 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, read with section 17 of the Electoral act of 1998, determined 29 May 2024, as the date for the 2024 General National and Provincial elections. on the election date. Furthermore, the President convened a meeting with all 9 Provincial Premiers and the IEC to discuss the state of readiness for the General elections.
It is in the ANC’s interest to have the election held sooner rather than later, as it favours the incumbent, giving newcomers less time to campaign.The IEC will now ramp up its work to prepare the election logistics. This means compiling the ballot papers, and securing enough election materials, from ballot boxes to pens and power alternatives to ensure that load shedding doesn’t undermine voting.What is the point in voting? They’re nothing but a bunch of corrupt, incompetent clowns.
So will you decide to give one WHOLE vote to the least-worst option this time around, or will you let others speak for you again?Where do you get this idea that the ‘votes’ of those who do not bother to vote het allocated proportionally to all political parties?It’s hypothetical, yes, since they don’t go to the effort of actually doing this, but it is also the practical outcome — since there is no difference between not counting the vote at all, and apportioning the vote, in our proportional...
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