ANC national chairperson Gwede Mantashe told a special party caucus meeting on Tuesday the party wants Mapisa-Nqakula to be its candidate for the position.
Former defence minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula is the ANC's preferred candidate for the position of National Assembly speaker. File photo.
The National Assembly speaker is elected from its 400 members by secret ballot. With 230 members, the ANC’s candidate is most likely to succeed. He said the ANC leadership was not imposing her on the caucus, but it was its desire to have her occupy the position.
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