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Cyril Ramaphosa: Reelected as President of South Africa

  • 15 Jun 2024

On June 14th South African President Cyril Ramaphosa was reelected for a second term after his African National Congress (ANC) party signed a deal with John Steenhuisen of the rival Democratic Alliance and other parties.

Key Points

  • The ANC had always polled above 50% since the country's first democratic elections in 1994, which saw Nelson Mandela become president.
  • In 2024 elections ANC got 40% of the vote, while the DA came second with 21%.
  • Two smaller parties, the socially conservative Inkatha Freedom Party and the right-wing Patriotic Alliance, also taken part in the coalition government