DA plan to remove a democratically elected government exposed
9 August 2017
Hardly a day after the ANC correctly defeated the DA’s ploy to remove a democratically elected government in parliament through a motion of no confidence, the DA today announced that it will table a motion for the dissolution of parliament and call for early elections.
This confirms the correctness of the ANC in voting against yesterday's motion. This move by the DA exposes what the ANC has always stated, that the motion of no confidence in President Zuma is not about the President but an attempt at regime change through parliament.
This planned motion by the DA shows that the DA does not respect our democracy and the electorate of South Africa. They have no regard for the will of the people as expressed through the outcomes of the 2014 general elections where 62% of the electorate gave the ANC a mandate to govern this country until the next general elections. We will defeat this planned motion as we have defeated all other attempts by the opposition to overthrow our popularly elected government.
As the ANC in Parliament, we are vindicated that we indeed voted in the best interest of the country and the electorate who gave us a mandate to continue improving their lives. We thank ANC members of parliament who in their huge majority defended the democratic gains of the African National Congress and voted against the motion to remove President Zuma and our government.