British Prime Minister Boris Johnson expressed defiance on Monday ahead of a no-confidence vote among Conservative MPs, after dozens rebelled over a string of scandals that have left the party’s public standing in tatters
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The fact that the motion was defeated by only a 21 vote margin is unprecedented.
As few as 31 or as many as 40 "rebel" African National Congress MPs may have voted for the motion of no confidence in President Jacob Zuma.
Parliament has set out the process in a statement released on Tuesday.
Even if President Zuma wins the no confidence vote, the consequences for the ruling ANC are dire.
Even a secret vote to oust Zuma may scupper ANC careers and opposition hopes for power
Zuma’s eighth motion of no confidence comes amid intensified calls from within the ANC for him to step down from leadership.
The ANC chief whip says the party is also not worried about the possibility of the motion being conducted by secret ballot.
The party argues that since the president is elected secretly, a vote of no confidence should be conducted in a similar manner.
Opposition parties have declared Wednesday a ‘national day of action’, marking the start of efforts to unseat Jacob Zuma.
By denying the freedom of the secret ballot in Parliament, the ANC has shown how weak its grip on power really is, says Mario GR Oriano-Ambrosini.
Canada’s opposition defeated Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s minority government in a no-confidence vote on Friday.