{"id":73577,"date":"2024-06-15T09:18:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-15T09:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/15\/south-africas-president-cyril-ramaphosa-re-elected-for-second-term-after-coalition-deal\/"},"modified":"2024-06-15T09:18:02","modified_gmt":"2024-06-15T09:18:02","slug":"south-africas-president-cyril-ramaphosa-re-elected-for-second-term-after-coalition-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/15\/south-africas-president-cyril-ramaphosa-re-elected-for-second-term-after-coalition-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa re-elected for second term after coalition deal"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Cyril Ramaphosa has been re-elected for a second five-year term as president of South Africa.<\/p>\n

The result comes after his African National Congress (ANC) party struck a late coalition deal with the centre-right Democratic Alliance (DA), a former political foe, and smaller parties.<\/p>\n

The ANC lost its controlling majority in last month’s election after ruling for 30 years since the end of apartheid.<\/p>\n

It won just 40% of the vote<\/a><\/strong>, forcing Nelson Mandela’s legacy liberation movement to negotiate a power-sharing agreement with rival parties.<\/p>\n

In a speech to parliament, Mr Ramaphosa<\/a>,<\/strong> 71, praised the parties for coming together.<\/p>\n

He said he was “humbled and honoured” to be elected again as president, which was a “big responsibility”.<\/p>\n

“This is what we shall do and this is what I am committed to achieve as the president,” he added.<\/p>\n

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The deal marks the start of a new era in South African politics.<\/p>\n

Following two weeks of intensive talks with opposition parties, Sihle Zikalala, a member of the ANC’s governing body, said in a post on X on Friday: “Today marks the beginning of a new era where we put our differences aside and unite for the betterment of all South Africans.”<\/p>\n

John Steenhuisen, leader of the DA, said he was looking forward to working on “serving the people of the country and building a better future”.<\/p>\n

“I think we get an opportunity today to write a new chapter for South Africa and that chapter I think we can make the best chapter ever. No party has got a majority. We are required to work together and we’re going to do it,” he added.<\/p>\n

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The newly elected National Assembly – where the ANC holds 159 of its 400 seats, while the DA has 87 – began proceedings with the swearing-in of MPs.<\/p>\n

The ANC’s main reservation about joining forces with the pro-business DA had been that while the party is liked by investors because of its free-market policies, it is unpopular with its own voters who see it as a defender of the privileged white minority’s interests.<\/p>\n

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The ANC has over the last decade seen its support dwindle amid widespread poverty, a stagnating economy, rising unemployment, and power and water shortages.<\/p>\n

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