EFF scraps plans to take Zuma no-confidence vote to court
The motion was scheduled for February 22, which the EFF wanted brought forward, but its court court application has been withdrawn as the ANC starts talks about its vote
The EFF said on Wednesday it had abandoned its plans to take the matter of a motion of no confidence in President Jacob Zuma to court. "The EFF has postponed its urgent court application for a motion of no confidence to be brought forward following engagements with the ruling party caucus in Parliament‚" the party said‚ adding it would alert the public once those engagements had been concluded. This could indicate that an agreement has been struck with the ANC to support a single motion of no confidence should Zuma dig in his heels and refuse to resign. The EFF had tabled a motion of no confidence‚ which was scheduled for February 22, but the party had wanted the proposal to be brought before the National Assembly sooner after the ANC failed to convince Zuma to step aside. Parliamentary chief whips were due to meet on Wednesday to discuss a possible course of action after the ANC, on Tuesday, announced it had decided to recall Zuma. The ANC’s own parliamentary caucus is also expecte...
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