国产热热热精品,亚洲视频久久】日韩,三级婷婷在线久久,99人妻精品视频,精品九热人人肉肉在线,AV东京热一区二区,91po在线视频观看,久久激情宗合,青青草黄色手机视频

USEUROPEAFRICAASIA 中文雙語(yǔ)Fran?ais
World
Home / World / Africa

Motion to impeach South African President Zuma defeated

Xinhua | Updated: 2016-04-06 09:08

Motion to impeach South African President Zuma defeated

A general view of South Africa's Parliament in Cape Town is seen during a motion to impeach President Jacob Zuma, April 5, 2016. [Photo/Agencies]

CAPE TOWN - A motion to impeach South African President Jacob Zuma, proposed by the opposition, was defeated in parliament on Tuesday.

The motion received 143 votes in favour and 233 against, with no abstentions.

The result had been expected as Zuma's ruling African National Congress (ANC) party has a large majority in parliament.

The motion came after South Africa's highest court ruled last week that Zuma violated the constitution by ignoring orders for him to repay part of the public money used to upgrade his private home.

A debate ended in chaos as opposition MPs walked out of parliament in defiance of the result.

Mmusi Maimane, leader of the Democratic Alliance (DA) said: "We are far from finished on this matter."

He said the opposition would write to Parliament Speaker Baleka Mbete to ask for "disciplinary process" against Zuma.

Juliu Malema, leader of another opposition party, Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), said that even after the court ruling, "no single individual has been held accountable".

The opposition vowed to forge a united front to push for the removal of Zuma.

A two-thirds majority -- 267 MPs out of 400 -- was needed for the motion to pass.

The ANC has 249 MPs in parliament, the National Assembly, while opposition parties have 151 seats.

The opposition had requested a secret ballot, but the demand was rejected.

It is the third time in 13 months that Zuma has survived a motion of impeachment.

Zuma apologized to the nation on Friday for the "frustration and confusion" caused by his home upgrade scandal. He said he would abide by the ruling and repay the money.

The ANC party has vowed "full support" to Zuma.

The opposition has long accused Zuma of alleged corruption and incompetence, with parliament often being marred by squabbles.

Most Viewed in 24 Hours
Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
License for publishing multimedia online 0108263

Registration Number: 130349
FOLLOW US
肇州县| 崇文区| 贡山| 雅安市| 县级市| 安阳市| 临汾市| 贡觉县| 涡阳县| 吴忠市| 磐安县| 石渠县| 巴彦县| 靖西县| 台中市| 古丈县| 大化| 滁州市| 罗甸县| 邳州市| 广汉市| 桃园市| 盘山县| 随州市| 什邡市| 西城区| 沽源县| 射阳县| 华安县| 应城市| 大方县| 固原市| 平陆县| 宁德市| 淄博市| 邵武市| 云和县| 鸡东县| 沛县| 稷山县| 屯门区|