Image: courtesy of FF Plus During today's special session of the North West Provincial Legislature, the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) abstained from voting to elect a new Speaker. The election was necessitated by Dr Desbo Mohono's resignation from the office and her subsequent appointment as the new MEC for Education last week. During the session, Ms Viola Motsumi of the ANC was elected as the new Speaker with an overwhelming majority vote – with the support of ANC and DA MPL
