Social media reacts to Zuma no confidence vote
The president needs 199 votes or more to retain power
National Assembly speaker Baleka Mbete, on Monday granted the secret ballot regarding the debate on a motion of no confidence in President Jacob Zuma.
Today‚ members of the National Assembly will for the first time cast a vote by secret ballot on a motion of no confidence against a sitting president. The president needs 199 votes or more to retain power. If the secret ballot sees enough ANC MPs defecting and voting with the opposition against Zuma, Mbete will end up as acting president.
She will have to appoint a new Cabinet because Zuma’s ministers and deputy ministers will also have to resign.
Here’s some of the tweets:
Former President Mbeki on #SecretBallot, message for ANC MPs: 'They need to ask themselves, do they have confidence in this President?' pic.twitter.com/ME2eBnKpej
— Vauldi Carelse (@vauldicarelse) August 8, 2017
https://twitter.com/chrisokuhle/status/894622827709689856
#SecretBallot . Bravo Speaker!
— Bantu Holomisa (@BantuHolomisa) August 7, 2017
#SecretBallot is granted pic.twitter.com/uLmiBHlJZh
— Thuso™ 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦 (@ramalokot) August 7, 2017
