On Thursday, at the Constitutional Court in Johannesburg, Zondo received the lists of members that will be representing several political parties in Parliament and the nine provincial legislatures.
JOHANNESBURG - Chief Justice Raymond Zondo says the progress of coalition talks won't influence his decision to set a date for parliament’s first sitting.
As the head of the country’s judiciary, Zondo has the responsibility to announce the date for the first sitting of the National Assembly.For the first time ever, the ANC has not won an outright majority in the general elections. Since the declaration of the results on Sunday, parties have been scrambling to form a coalition government.
Zondo said the talks would have no influence on when the National Assembly would hold its first sitting. “The calling of the first sitting of Parliament is not dependent on what progress parties are making in their negotiations.”“That’s not going to happen,” said Raymond Zondo, Chief Justice, when asked about the possibility of parliament failing to elect a president, deputy president and speaker on its first sitting. TCG
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