Legislation allowing the courts to ban a political party that poses an “actual and serious threat” to the democratic rule of law was put out to consultation this week by home affairs minister Hugo de Jonge. The new Political Parties Act will allow the Supreme Court to dissolve a political party if its objectives and activities compromise one or more of the fundamental principles of the democratic rule of law, including free elections, democratic decision-making, the separation of powers, and an... Read this story
