Triumphant Zuma says ANC party united against opposition bid for power

Record ID: 905709

  • Title: Triumphant Zuma says ANC party united against opposition bid for power
  • Date: 8th August 2017
  • Summary: VARIOUS OF ANC SUPPORTERS DANCING AND CHEERING/MUSIC PLAYING
  • Embargoed: 22nd August 2017 20:46
  • Keywords: no-confidence vote parliament Zuma protests opposition parties reactions
  • Location: CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA
  • City: CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA
  • Country: South Africa
  • Topics: Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA0026TASBPJ
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    South Africa's President Jacob Zuma, exultant after defeating a no-confidence motion in the national assembly, said on Tuesday (August 8) that his African National Congress (ANC) party was united and the opposition could not take power through parliament.
    The scandal-plagued president told a cheering crowd that the opposition pumps propaganda through media saying the ANC is no longer supported by the people. He also added that the ANC remains untouchable.
    Firebrand politician, Julius Malema, however told the crowds gathered outside parliament that it is the first time in history the ANC supported opposition parties in a motion against Zuma.
    Had Zuma lost, he and his entire cabinet would have had to step down.
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