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Cyril Ramaphosa Secures Second Term as South African President Following Coalition Deal

Cyril Ramaphosa Secures Second Term as South African President Following Coalition Deal

Cyril Ramaphosa exchanges a handshake with Annelie Lotriet of the Democratic Alliance, following her election as deputy speaker.© REUTERS

Cyril Ramaphosa has been re-elected as South Africa’s president, following two weeks of intense negotiations after his African National Congress (ANC) failed to secure a majority in the nation’s seventh democratic election. Ramaphosa, a moderate economist, has led South Africa since 2018, succeeding Jacob Zuma, who was marred by corruption allegations. In Friday’s parliamentary vote, […]