Political situation in South Africa

Analyst: The important thing is that Zuma can campaign

As former South African President Jacob Zuma is barred from standing in parliamentary elections, he cannot become president again even if his new MK party gathers enough votes to nominate him. This is because the president must be chosen from among the members of parliament, writes AFP.

But political analyst Sandile Swana does not believe the court order stopping Zuma will cost the party many votes.

- The important thing is that he can participate in the election campaign and be its face, she says.

According to a survey by Ipsos, support for MK is around eight percent. That could be enough to help the ANC, to which Zuma formerly belonged, lose its absolute majority in parliament. Otherwise, the party that has governed South Africa since democratization would have to negotiate with various small parties to retain power.
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The ex-president is ported from South Africa's parliamentary elections

South Africa's former president Jacob Zuma is stopped from standing in the parliamentary elections after a decision in the Constitutional Court, writes Reuters. This is because he was previously sentenced to prison.

Zuma was forced to leave power in 2018 following accusations of, among other things, corruption. He wanted to stand in the election on May 29 with a newly formed party, when the state-bearing party ANC turned its back on him, writes TT.