A rotational system would do away with this ranking. The vice-presidents are ranked first to fourth based on the number of votes received. Currently, the presidential candidate with the most votes wins the presidency. Southern African delegates have also called for a rotational presidency. Charumbira has served as acting president since 1 March after former PAP president Bouras Djamel was recalled to Algeria after internal politics in the north African country saw parliament being dissolved.Ĭharumbira did not respond to a request for comment on the Malian delegation's accusations. Members of the region were backing Chief Fortune Charumbira from Zimbabwe. It is made up of an elected president and four vice-presidents from each region. The PAP president is the most powerful position in the bureau, the executive body of the PAP. Majodina said each of the five regions had led the bureau, except southern Africa. In this parliament, the ANC and EFF were backing a single candidate in a hotly contested race for the presidency. The EFF did not respond to a request for comment. "He was in self-defence because there was something that was said to him." "The videos only show where Mr Malema was reacting," she told News24. "The scene of Mr Malema and the Mali delegate was blown out of proportion," said Pemmy Majodina, ANC chief whip in Parliament and a member of the PAP. "As the secretariat, we've taken all the measures ahead to ensure the session resumes," said PAP spokesperson Jeffrey Onganga. While Koné said Cisse was considering additional security, the PAP secretariat said there was no need. Koné believed last week's adjournment was a delay tactic by the southern Africa delegation to prolong Zimbabwe's role as acting president. Koné added that he has never been the victim of xenophobia. "With Malema, we never know, but I think he is a very dangerous guy for all MPs here," said Koné, who has lived in South Africa since 2017. Koné is the campaign manager for Haidara Aichata Cisse, a Malian politician who is also running for the PAP presidency. Policemen came to the chamber with guns and told us MPs, 'go away, go away!' We were very surprised, we were shocked," Aboubacar Koné said of Thursday's session. "The MPs were in the chamber and they switched off the light. He said delegates were anxious for much of the weekend, receiving no direction from the PAP. "Many of the MPs, not only Mali, are afraid now because we are here in South Africa," said Aboubacar Sidiki Koné, a member of the Malian delegation.
READ | Malema's antics bring the wrong attention to Pan-African Parliament - analyst
0 kommentar(er)
