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President
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South Africa’s
constitutional court is expected to rule on whether a motion of no confidence
against President Jacob Zuma should be taken by secret ballot.
BBC
News report continues:
This
comes after pressure on Mr Zuma has been mounting following a controversial
cabinet reshuffle in March, which saw nine government ministers including
widely-respected Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan and his deputy fired.
Mr
Zuma, who has been implicated in a number of corruption scandals, has survived
previous no confidence votes in the past.
But
his opponents believe that if a secret ballot is allowed, MPs of the ruling
African National Congress (ANC), which has a majority of lawmakers, would vote
for his removal.
The
speaker of parliament, Baleka Mbete, who is also a top ANC official has argued
that rules of the House do not allow for a secret ballot but the opposition has
rejected this.
In
April, political parties were given the go-ahead by the constitutional court to
make submissions in the secret ballot case.
President Zuma has lost a number of prominent court cases against him recently, this includes being ordered to pay back a portion of state funds used to refurbish his private home in Nkandla.
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