![]() ![]() This also determines the kind of people they nominate to become political representatives, how public finances are managed, and how they engage in public discourse. The political culture, the widely shared beliefs, values and ways of doing things of political parties dominate how governments are run. Many South African politicians also learn their political behaviour, beliefs and attitudes from the parties they are members of. READ | Concerning that only 3 parties disclosed party funding, say interest groups There are very few regulations to hold political parties accountable, beyond the fact that voters can refuse to vote for them. Given the power of political parties in the South African constitutional system, they are poorly regulated. Voters do not directly elect public representatives or the president – the parties do. Citizens are mainly represented through political parties. Political parties form a pillar of South Africa's constitutional system. ![]() In other cases, parties are often seen as "owned" by the leader who started the party, and then run almost as a spaza shop or family concern, with the leader appointing and firing members and using party funds for personal use without regard for internal democracy and accountability. South African political parties, their leaders and members often wrongly view parties as private clubs, almost like football teams, such as Kaizer Chiefs or Amazulu, exclusively for card-carrying members and loyalists and closed to the public. Because they are public institutions, political parties must be regulated to ensure that they conduct their internal affairs and elect leaders democratically, make their leadership structures diverse, ensure gender equality with reasonable youth and ethnic diversity, and prudently manage public funds given to them to run internal party operations. ![]()
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