South Africa Jacob Zuma survives no-confidence vote

[muriel_volestrangler]

Source: BBC

South Africa's President Jacob Zuma has survived his latest vote of no confidence - despite the ballot being held in secret.

Opposition parties had hoped the secret ballot would mean some MPs from the governing ANC party might side with them against the president.

But the motion, called amid repeated allegations of corruption, was defeated by 198 votes to 177.
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Mr Zuma has found himself embroiled in a number of scandals since taking office in 2009, including using taxpayer money for upgrades on his private home, and becoming too close to the wealthy Gupta family, who are accused of trying to influence politician decisions.


Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-40869269

[DavidDvorkin]

1. Damn.

[Nonhlanhla]

2. Zuma is as bad as Trump

just without nukes and without the possibility of blowing up the world. But similar narcissism, corruption, lack of intelligence, money-grabbing, pussy-grabbing, etc. He is ruining South Africa.

[LeftishBrit]

3. Note that it was a very close vote

Although he survived it this time, I suspect that the clock is ticking on his political career.