The DA’s attempt to capitalise on divisions in the ANC by bringing a motion to call for the dissolution of Parliament and an early election failed on Tuesday when all other parties voted against the proposal. The ANC, which has 249 seats of the 400 in Parliament, said the motion was part of the DA’s "regime change agenda and a self-serving attempt of undermining the will of the people". In August — soon after the debate on the motion of no confidence in President Jacob Zuma — the DA, which has 89 seats in the National Assembly, submitted the motion in terms of section 50(1) of the Constitution. Zuma narrowly survived the no-confidence vote which was conducted through secret ballot. More than 30 ANC MPs may have voted for the motion. In the dissolution of Parliament motion, the DA argued that Zuma’s presidency was no longer supported by the majority of South Africans and thus, with the ANC having failed to remove him during the no-confidence debate, South Africans needed to be given ...
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