Status on the administrative constraints of the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance.

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

FOR ORAL REPLY

QUESTION NO: NO 156

PUBLISHED IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO: 19 OF 06 OCTOBER 2009  

(1)  What administrative constraints will be incurred by the ratification of the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance?
 

REPLY:

There will be no administrative constrains as South Africa has already put in place institutions that will facilitate the implementation of the Charter, inter alia, the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) and other Chapter Nine institutions as well as the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA).