Parties snub DA parliamentary break-up move
EFF, UDM, Freedom Front Plus and Congress of the People say they will not support the DA’s motion to dissolve the National Assembly
The DA’s motion to dissolve the National Assembly has been rejected by opposition parties including the EFF. They have roundly criticised the move as opportunistic. ANC MPs are also unlikely to support the motion, which requires a simple majority of Parliament’s 400 MPs to back it in order to pass. The ANC has 249 seats in Parliament. The DA, which has 89 seats in Parliament, on Thursday submitted the motion in terms of section 50(1) of the Constitution. The dissolution of Parliament would necessitate an election. President Jacob Zuma narrowly survived a no-confidence vote on Tuesday, which was conducted through secret ballot. More than 30 ANC MPs may have voted for the motion. “The DA believes that his [Zuma’s] presidency is no longer supported by the majority of South Africans and thus, with the ANC having failed to remove him on Tuesday, South Africans need to be given the opportunity to make their voices heard at the polls,” DA chief whip John Steenhuisen said on Thursday. The D...
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