South Africa’s Zuma secures vote of confidence for third time

‘South African President Jacob Zuma has survived a no-confidence vote, the third in less than a year, over what the opposition called “reckless leadership.”
“I think the no’s have it,” Deputy Speaker of Parliament Lechesa Tsenoli ruled on Thursday, after lawmakers of Zuma’s African National Congress (ANC), which controls almost two-thirds of the assembly, voted against the motion.
After a heated debate, 214 lawmakers voted against the motion and 126 voted in favor.
The vote came despite opposition parties calling on ruling ANC lawmakers to remove Zuma.’
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