Opposition parties petition the president: electoral matters amendment bill is unconstitutional

Guest: Narend Singh, IFP Chief Whip Opposition parties petition the president: electoral matters amendment bill is unconstitutional. Ten political parties in Parliament have petitioned the president over the Electoral Matters Amendment Bill passed by the National Council of Provinces last week. They are appealing for him to not assent to the bill - saying it’s unconstitutional.  It will give the president the power to determine a new threshold for declaring donations and set the limit for such donations. But it’s the way State funds will be allocated to parties that has led to the outrage.