Malema argues in court papers for secret ballot
EFF leader says there is no unanimity on whether or not Zuma should remain as president
The decision to vote out President Jacob Zuma in a no-confidence motion is a contested one in which there is no unanimity even within the ANC and therefore should be held in secret, EFF leader Julius Malema argues in court papers. The EFF and the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) filed papers on Tuesday in support of the United Democratic Movement’s (UDM’s) application to the Constitutional Court for a secret ballot in the pending motion of no confidence against Zuma. The EFF and the IFP are cited as the fifth and sixth respondents, respectively in the UDM case and both have in their affidavits agreed on the need for the vote to be held in secret. All papers are set to be filed by Friday and the court will then determine the way forward. In his affidavit, Malema argues that in 2008, when former president Kgalema Motlanthe was elected by Parliament, the vote was held in secret because the election was contested after the DA put forward then MP Joe Seremane as an alternative candidate. Neit...
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