Constitutional Court to hear secret ballot application on May 15
Court declares May 15 as the day it will hear the application to compel a parliamentary vote of no confidence in Zuma by secret ballot
The Constitutional Court has declared May 15 as the day it will hear the application by opposition parties UDM and the EFF to compel a parliamentary vote of no confidence in President Jacob Zuma to be conducted by secret ballot. The date was confirmed by UDM lawyer Eric Mabuza on Wednesday‚ following a tweet by UDM leader Bantu Holomisa. Zuma has opposed the application‚ saying a ruling by the court to effectively force speaker Baleka Mbete to allow MPs to vote in secret would subvert the rights of the ANC in Parliament. The actual debate and vote was postponed by Mbete to allow for the court application to be finalised. The motion of no confidence is the fifth tabled against Zuma in three years. TimesLIVE previously reported the Western Cape High Court dismissed an application in 2015 that sought to force the National Assembly to vote on a motion of no confidence by secret ballot. A majority of 200 plus one would be needed for a motion of no confidence to succeed. The ANC occupies ...
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