{"id":74764,"date":"2024-10-14T17:34:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-14T17:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/actionsa-boxing-above-its-weight-in-parliament-athol-trollip"},"modified":"2024-10-14T17:34:00","modified_gmt":"2024-10-14T17:34:00","slug":"actionsa-boxing-above-its-weight-in-parliament-athol-trollip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/actionsa-boxing-above-its-weight-in-parliament-athol-trollip","title":{"rendered":"ActionSA ‘boxing above its weight’ in parliament: Athol Trollip"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>Parliamentary newcomer ActionSA says it is committed to being a constructive opposition in parliament and is positioning itself as a pivot that will ensure the institution plays its critical role of holding the executive to account.<\/p>\n

Reflecting on the party\u2019s performance in the first 100 days of the new parliamentary term, the party leadership admitted that with the DA being part of the executive, there was a void in the opposition benches.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe DA in opposition was very good opposition but now there is a void there that has not been properly filled,\u201d said ActionSA parliamentary leader Athol Trollip.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhatever we\u2019ve seen over the past three and a half months in parliament is stereotypical behaviour from the MK and EFF, that hasn\u2019t been successful in parliament.<\/p>\n

\u201cI believe we are a fulcrum and I believe we can occupy that space, it doesn\u2019t matter that we are only six people.\u201d<\/p>\n

The party garnered only 1,2% of the vote in the May 29 elections which translated to a mere six seats in the National Assembly.<\/p>\n

But the caucus is confident it is punching above its weight.<\/p>\n

Addressing journalists on Monday, ActionSA MPs said party leader Herman Mashaba\u2019s instruction to the caucus was to get to parliament and act as if \u201cwe are 60\u201d.<\/p>\n

With 10 parties being part of the government of national unity (GNU), this means a whopping 71% of the National Assembly is part of the executive.<\/p>\n

Trollip said with \u201ca very powerful government bloc of 71%\u201d, it was important for parliament to have strong opposition.<\/p>\n

The party believes a scenario where 71% of parliament is in the government is bad for the idea of transparency and accountability \u201cespecially when the official opposition party doesn\u2019t have any sense of what it means to be an opposition party\u201d.<\/p>\n

Trollip is confident the team he leads was already making an impact in parliament, as they have not only been asking questions in committees, in the plenary and in writing, but were among the first parties that called for justice and constitutional development minister Thembi Simelane to be held to account.<\/p>\n

\u201cI believe we can box above our weight division, simply because we are well-prepared, more professional and committed to being that fulcrum that is so important to making any institution or organisation work.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith six people, you can move mountains if you want to,\u201d said Trollip.<\/p>\n

Among the party\u2019s plans is proposing changes to the ministerial handbook.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will do everything possible to overhaul the handbook from a ‘How much can politicians extract from taxpayers’ guide to one that promotes prudent and fiscally responsible support for ministers.\u201d<\/p>\n

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