ANC MP Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has been elected the National Assembly’s new speaker.
She was elected by 199 MPs, beating DA candidate Annelie Lotriet who received 82 votes.
Mapisa-Nqakula becomes the sixth speaker of the assembly since SA’s democratic dispensation.
She effectively swapped positions with her predecessor Thandi Modise who was appointed the new minister of defence two weeks ago.
Bound to raise eyebrows are the 17 spoilt ballots, suspected to be from disapproving ANC MPs.
Mapisa-Nqakula was nominated by ANC chief whip Pemmy Majodina. The nomination was seconded by ANC MP Lindiwe Zulu who is also minister for social development. Zulu said she was seconding the nomination “in the spirit of South African women”.
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