{"id":410462,"date":"2017-08-08T17:17:08","date_gmt":"2017-08-08T17:17:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/08\/08\/zuma-survives-no-confidence-vote\/"},"modified":"2017-08-08T17:17:08","modified_gmt":"2017-08-08T17:17:08","slug":"zuma-survives-no-confidence-vote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/08\/08\/zuma-survives-no-confidence-vote\/","title":{"rendered":"Zuma survives no-confidence vote"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\">&#13;<br \/>\n                <\/aside>\n<p><!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 3.4.4--><\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body__introduction\">South Africa\u2019s President Jacob Zuma has survived the eighth vote of no confidence \u2013 despite the ballot being held in secret.<\/p>\n<p>Opposition parties had hoped the secret vote would mean MPs from the governing African National Congress (ANC) might side with them against the president.<\/p>\n<p>But the motion, called amid repeated allegations of corruption, was defeated by 198 votes to 177.<\/p>\n<p>This news was greeted with cheers and singing by ANC MPs.<\/p>\n<p>The opposition had hoped ANC MPs might vote against their leader if the ballot was secret.<\/p>\n<p>In order for the no-confidence motion to pass, at least 50 out of the ANC\u2019s 249 MPs would have had to vote against the president.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; South Africa\u2019s President Jacob Zuma has survived the eighth vote of no confidence \u2013 despite the ballot being held in secret. 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