EFF to abstain from election of new president
The Economic Freedom Fighters say they will not take part in the election of a new president, expected to take place in Parliament this afternoon.
Party leader, Julius Malema says they are instead going to support the DA's motion for the 5th Parliament to be dissolved.
"The DA has submitted the motion, we will support it. We think the discussion on the dissolution of Parliament starts today. There shouldn't be an election of a president," Malema says.
Malema explained why they feel strongly about the dissolution.
"The Constitutional Court found that this Parliament did not play its role, particularly when it comes to holding Zuma accountable. We in this Parliament are the same as Jacob Zuma. Therefore, no one amongst us qualifies to be a president of South Africa if Zuma doesn't qualify," he says.
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Malema also weighed in on Jacob Zuma's resignation as President.
"He is heading towards the dustbin of history as a corrupt, self-seeking imposer who thought he was more important and bigger that the Constitution and the organisation that elected him," he says.
The ANC said its MPs would vote with the opposition to remove Zuma if he did not resign by yesterday's deadline.