Jacob Zuma was expelled from his former African National Congress party after he formed a rival political party that contested the country’s recent elections.
Former South African president Jacob Zuma was expelled by his former African National Congress party on Monday after he formed a new political party that contested the country's recent elections. Zuma's uMkhonto we Sizwe Party, also known as the MK Party, received nearly 15% of the national vote and became the third-largest party in the country. That contributed significantly to the ANC losing its parliamentary majority for the first time since it came into power in 1994.
The ANC had suspended his membership in January. ANC secretary general Fikile Mbalula said Zuma has been found guilty by the party of “prejudicing the integrity” of the ANC by leading a rival party, which now has 85 seats in South Africa's parliament. 'Former president Jacob Zuma has actively impugned the integrity of the ANC and campaigned to dislodge the ANC from power while claiming that he had not severed his membership.
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