Democratic Alliance parliamentary leader Sandra Botha tabled a notice of motion in the National Assembly on Tuesday calling for parliament to be dissolved.
Speaking during debate on President Thabo Mbeki's state-of-the-nation address, she said in order to tackle the challenges currently facing South Africa, it was necessary to start from a clean slate.
"Therefore I now table... a notice of motion to ask that this House resolves to dissolve so that a fresh election can be called and the people of South Africa be given the opportunity to choose," she said. Continues Below ↓
The motion sparked an uproar in the House.
Earlier, Botha told MPs South Africa was in a crisis.
"There is a deep desire among South Africans to be rid of all the pervasive evidence of corruption, crime and collapsing infrastructure which invades our daily world.
"Ordinary South Africans want to have discipline in schools, functioning hospitals, safe streets for kids to play in, old people treated with dignity, and police that can be trusted."
The DA had offered solutions and help "at every turn" in order to achieve these things for South Africa.
However, it was now convinced "that the only way to achieve this is to have a new person at the helm and a new government at the helm".
Such a person and government had to be chosen by the people of South Africa, Botha said. - Sapa
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