JOHANNESBURG – The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) and the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) have joined forces with the United Democratic Movement (UDM) in its application for a secret ballot to take place, in the vote of no confidence against President Jacob Zuma.

A supporting affidavit was filed by EFF leader Julius Malema earlier on Tuesday.

This follows Zuma’s own opposing papers.

Malema says there’s a constitutional obligation to ensure the secret vote in any decision to remove a sitting president, and that the Parliamentary Speaker has the discretion to allow it.

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The party believes that the president should have allowed Parliament to resolve the internal processes, with the help of the courts.

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