UDM to lead march to Constitutional Court on Monday
The UDM and other opposition parties are calling for Jacob Zuma to step down, as the top court hears a vote on a secret ballot for a vote of no confidence against him
Leaders of opposition parties will lead a march on Monday calling for President Jacob Zuma to step down — the same day the Constitutional Court is hearing an application for a secret ballot in Parliament for a vote of no confidence in Zuma. The United Democratic Movement (UDM) filed the application for a secret ballot. "We members of political parties … together with the Freedom Movement and Save SA, are united behind the call for MPs to be allowed to decide by secret ballot‚ whether President Jacob Zuma must vacate office or not‚" UDM leader Bantu Holomisa said, reading a statement at a joint media briefing on Friday. The parties say a secret ballot will provide "the safest" space for all MPs to be guided by their conscience and "not by dictates of political bosses who issue instructions to Parliament from party quarters". "We believe that matter that will be argued in the Constitutional Court … [on] Monday goes to the heart of the Constitution. This is why we will together lead a ...
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