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Court Rejects ATM's bid for a Secret Ballot in Ramaphosa Vote of No Confidence

SOUTH AFRICA
  • The ATM's court bid to force the Speaker of Parliament to hold a secret ballot in Wednesday's motion of no confidence in President Cyril Ramaphosa has been struck from the roll.
  • After hearing arguments from counsel for National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula and the ATM, Judge Rosheni Allie of the Western Cape High Court found the ATM had brought the application with "self-created" urgency.
  • This means that Wednesday's motion of no confidence in Ramaphosa, the first he will face, can go ahead with an open ballot, as there is no court order preventing the National Assembly from continuing with it.
MNI London Bureau | +44 020-3983-7894 | murray.nichol@marketnews.com
MNI London Bureau | +44 020-3983-7894 | murray.nichol@marketnews.com

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