Secret ballot ‘beyond reproach’, says Parliament
As Zuma’s supporters bay for the blood of dissenting ANC MPs, Parliament insists there is no way to tell how MPs voted in the motion of no confidence
Parliament has stressed that the way in which the motion of no confidence in President Jacob Zuma was conducted was secure and "beyond reproach". Parliament’s a statement on Wednesday morning follows statements from factions within the ANC that ANC MPs who "voted with the opposition" should be pursued and punished. Zuma was not removed in last week’s motion but a record number of ANC MPs voted against their leader. The ANC’s official line, according to secretary-general Gwede Mantashe, is that MPs who openly criticised Zuma, declaring that they would "vote with their conscience" and not along party lines, ought to be disciplined.
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