DA launches petition calling for early ‘emergency elections’

The Democratic Alliance (DA) on Sunday said it launched a petition calling for early “emergency elections”.

The party’s spokesperson Phumzile Van Damme, said since the DA tabled a motion of no confidence in President Jacob Zuma earlier this month in parliament, “it was clear that the ANC is willing to do anything to protect its corrupt president. A man that has 783 corruption charges against him”.

“We believe the ANC has lost the confidence of the majority of South Africans, and that Parliament requires a new beginning through the ballot box,” Van Damme said in a statement.

“The ANC has proved time and again that is totally incapable of self-correcting and that they will do anything to protect President Zuma and keep him in power. As the ANC fights itself, Parliament is becoming dysfunctional.”

Van Damme said South Africans should be allowed to have their say in the running of the country to ensure “South Africa does not have to withstand the devastating effects of Jacob Zuma’s presidency for another two years.”

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