EFF leader Julius Malema says that his party is seeking legal opinion on the legality of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s election in the National Assembly on Thursday. Malema’s party members walked out just before the nomination and election of the president, saying Parliament was compromised. He said it had failed to hold former president Jacob Zuma accountable for violating his oath of office in the Nkandla matter. It was equally censured by a Constitutional Court judg ment for failing to hold the executive to account. While this idea has not gained any traction beyond the EFF, the DA also called for the dissolution of Parliament saying it was the best way for the country to start on a clean slate. The EFF members walked out saying they would not participate in the election of a president by a Parliament that did not carry ou t its constitutionally mandated responsibility to discipline an errant president. "This Parliament is continuing to do illegal things. There is a judg ment that ...
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