LG Polls Amendment Bill passed

25 August 2017 12:16 pm

The Local Government (LG) Elections Amendment Bill was passed in Parliament a short while ago with 120 MPs voting for it.

None of the MPs voted against the Bill but 44 MPs abstained from voting.

The leaders of political parties yesterday decided to take up the vote on the Amendment Bill today. The decision was taken after the party leaders met at the parliamentary complex yesterday.