JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s Zuma faces a no-confidence vote this month, a fresh bid to unseat president by opponents emboldened by splits within his own party.Zuma, who is battling a string of corruption allegations, is in a weakened position since he was replaced as leader of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) party in December by Cyril Ramaphosa, the country´s deputy president.
The 75-year-old president is expected to meet the ANC´s six most powerful officials this weekend, but the agenda of the meeting has not been disclosed. Ramaphosa, 65, has been lobbying the ANC´s national executive to force Zuma to resign. Zuma, who has not said whether he will step down voluntarily before his second term as president ends next year, has been deserted by several prominent allies in the ANC since Ramaphosa took over leadership of what is the only party to govern South Africa since the end of apartheid. On Friday, parliament speaker Baleka Mbete agreed to a request from the opposition Economic Freedom Fighters for a motion of no-confidence.
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