South Africa: Elections - DA's Mmusi Maimane Files Papers to Demand Early National Poll

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In the game of motions, the DA on Thursday files its parliamentary papers for an early election in terms of Section 50(1) of the Constitution. DA leader Mmusi Maimane said the ANC may have won the no confidence vote in Parliament, but it has lost the confidence of South Africans, who must now have the opportunity to have their say at the ballot box. "Bring it on!" he said on Women's Day. By MARIANNE MERTEN.

If Tuesday's constitutional motion of no confidence showed anything it is that the ANC closes ranks - regardless of its fractures and factions, and misgivings about the leadership of its president Jacob Zuma, embroiled in a series of scandals for years now, and the damage wrecked as the ANC is increasingly linked to corruption, including State Capture and the #GuptaLeaks.

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