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The ANC says the Constitutional Court ruling relating to a motion of no confidence against president Jacob Zuma in parliament is a victory for the ruling party.
The ANC says it should send a signal to opposition parties that the courts should not be used to resolve a political dispute that should be dealt with by parties in parliament.
The Constitutional Court on Tuesday dismissed an application by the Democratic Alliance to compel Parliament to debate a vote of no confidence in President Jacob Zuma.
However, the court ordered parliament to correct the defect in its rules so that members of the Assembly or political parties could debate a motion of no confidence.
The spokesperson for the ANC in parliament, Moloto Mothapo, says they welcome today's constitutional court ruling.
"It is a victory for us, it is a victory for ther rule of law and it is a victory for the doctrine of seperation of powers. We hope that the DA will learn a big lesson out of the whole process that it cannot use the court to have its way in parliament or micro-managers to control parliament. " says Mothapo
Meanwhile, the Democratic Alliance in turn has also claimed victory in the matter.
DA parliamentary leader, Lindiwe Mazibuko, says the Constitutional Court ruled that the rules of Parliament are unconstitutional and that they should be aligned with the constitution within six months.
She says this is a great victory for not only the DA but for democracy.
But, Mothapo says the judgement relating to the review of the rules of parliament is academic because that process had started before the DA began its court challenge in the Western Cape High Court.
"We agree with the Constitutional Court that there is a need for parliament to provide a deadlock breaking mechanism because the Speaker does not have the powers to dictate efficiencies in the programming committee."
