Cosatu and SACP defend ‘in principle’ opposition to no-confidence Zuma vote
ANC alliance partners Cosatu and the SACP hit back at critics at the weekend, saying they did not support Tuesday’s no-confidence motion against President Jacob Zuma "in principle" but would continue to call for his resignation. Cosatu and the SACP face a public backlash for calling on their members to vote in support of Zuma in Parliament, despite their long-standing positions against his leadership of the ANC and government. The organisations said they wanted Zuma alone to fall, and "as a matter of principle" they would not support a motion brought by opposition parties, even if it aided their objective. Both said they were waiting to discuss their call for Zuma to step down with the ANC at an alliance political council meeting, which was yet to be rescheduled, and would not resort to any other alternatives until then. An alliance meeting was called off by the ANC in June after it said it wanted bilateral talks first. Cosatu then cancelled its bilateral meeting with the ANC at th...
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