joran lwehabura bashange vs the chairman of national electoral commission and another 2023 tzhc 16367 29 march 2023
The impugned provisions are unconstitutional because they curtail the right of citizens to participate in governance through representatives freely elected by the people, as guaranteed by Article 21(1) and (2) of the Constitution. The provisions introduce a category of members of parliament and councilors who are deemed elected without a vote, which is not provided for in the Constitution. The respondents failed to justify the limitation under Article 30(2) or show that the provisions meet the proportionality test. Therefore, the impugned provisions are null and void and are struck out from t…
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- Right to vote
- Constitutionality of election laws
- Discrimination in electoral processes
- Interpretation of constitutional rights