Last week's council sitting was postponed by the speaker, Vasco Da Gama, who wanted to get a legal opinion on the election process.
Maile wants answers on why the mayoral vote was postponedDa Gama said councillors were confused about what constitutes a majority in the election of a new mayor, and also what happens when there's a three-way contest., in a scathing letter to the speaker, said that if the council fails to elect a new mayor, the provincial government will step in.
"We are saying to the Speaker that he must convene a meeting of all the whips and the rules committee in council to present the legal advice that he has sought and there must be convergence and consensus before the council meeting." Da Gama's response is that the MEC doesn't seem to accept that local government has its own autonomy.
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