Motion of no confidence: How the voting will unfold
The votes will then be counted in a guarded room‚ under the watchful eye of party representatives
Even some members of parliament are not sure how voting in the National Assembly will take place on Tuesday. MPs are due to cast their vote on a motion of no confidence against President Jacob Zuma. Speaker Baleka Mbete announced on Monday that she would allow a secret ballot. But many are not clear on how that will work since it is the first time a closed vote takes place on a motion of confidence. The Freedom Front Plus party even expressed concern that the secrecy of the vote might be compromised. The motion Parliament has released a copy of the draft resolution of the DA’s motion of no confidence in Zuma which lists the reasons the DA thinks he should be fired by the National Assembly. These include the axing of Pravin Gordhan as finance minister during a Cabinet reshuffle in March and the disastrous economic consequences that followed. The paper urges the House to express its lack of confidence in Zuma on the basis of his “continued irrational‚ irresponsible and reckless leader...
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