IEC finds 42 candidates on multiple party lists
The Independent Electoral Commission has identified 42 candidates who'll appear on more than one party's list for parliament and provincial legislature positions.
The IEC has made the list public for anyone who wishes to raise objections.
Political parties and candidates can also review their lists at the IEC's national, provincial and municipal offices today and tomorrow.
The IEC says all 39 implicated parties and candidates have been informed to make the required changes to their lists.
Over 14 thousand candidates have been nominated to contest the 887 seats available in the National Assembly and the nine legislatures countrywide.
"The spread of the candidates is as follows: 4 323 candidates have been nominated to contest the compensatory seats in the National Assembly (contested by parties only), 3 596 candidates have been nominated to contest the regional seats in the National Assembly (contested by party candidates and independents) and 6 743 candidates have been nominated to contested seats in the provincial legislatures (contested by party candidates and independents).
The biggest ballot paper will contain 56 contestants. This is the ballot for the compensatory seats in the National Assembly. The biggest regional election ballot will be in the Gauteng region with 40 political parties and 2 independent candidates. Similarly, the biggest ballot in respect of provincial legislature elections will be in Gauteng with 42 political parties and 2 independent candidates," says the IEC.
The commission says seven independent candidates will contest the regional elections and six will contest the provincial legislature elections.
"The region with the most number of independent candidates is the Limpopo region with three (3) candidates,"
The commission is set to release the final list of candidates ahead of the May elections on the 10th of April.
The conclusion of the candidate nomination process, begins the ballot paper printing process.
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