Former Western Cape Judge President Dr John Hlophe will lead the MK Party in Parliament. Does this mean the members will finally be sworn in?
JOHN HLOPHE TO LEAD MK PARTY IN PARLIAMENT? In the recent National and Provincial Elections, the newly-formed party emerged as the third-biggest political party in the country, having received over 2 million votes.
In the first sitting, the ANC’s Thoko Didiza was elected Speaker of Parliament and Cyril Ramaphosa was duly elected as president and has already been sworn in. The decision came after the Zuma-led party urged Chief Justice Raymond Zondo and Secretary to Parliament Xolile George to postpone theMothapo said Parliament was legally bound to facilitate the first sitting of the National Assembly and the National Council of Provinces at a date and time determined by the Chief Justice, and no legal impediments are preventing this process.
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