STORY: :: Cyril Ramaphosa is re-elected as South Africa’s president for a second term
:: following a coalition deal between the ANC and Democratic Alliance
:: June 14, 2024
Ramaphosa was re-elected by lawmakers with 283 votes.
The deal between two sharply antagonistic parties is the most momentous political shift in South Africa since Nelson Mandela led the ANC to victory in the 1994 election that marked the end of apartheid.
The ANC lost its majority for the first time in an election on May 29 and spent two weeks in talks with other parties that went down to the wire on Friday morning as the new parliament was convening.
Long seen as unbeatable in national elections, the ANC lost support in recent years as voters wearied of persistently high levels of poverty, inequality and crime, rolling power cuts and corruption in party ranks.
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Publish date : 2024-06-15 09:30:22
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