The request for the vote was made by a small political party, the African Transformation Movement (ATM), which has only two seats in the 400-member National Assembly, meaning it has little chance of succeeding. "There had been a request by the ATM for a motion of no-confidence in the president that came through several months ago. A spokeswoman for the parliamentary caucus of the governing African National Congress (ANC) party, which Ramaphosa leads, declined to comment. The ATM's leader was not immediately available to say why the request for the no-confidence vote had been made. The two largest opposition parties, the Democratic Alliance and Economic Freedom Fighters, said they would respond later when asked whether they supported the ATM motion.

Source: Dhaka Tribune November 26, 2020 11:15 UTC