The African National Congress, after decades of unchallenged political dominance here, is about to learn a new skill -- sharing.
South Africa’s once-dominant ANC tested as it weighs deal to share powerSouth African President Cyril Ramaphosa, center, arrives at the National Results Operations Center during the announcement of the results in South Africa’s general elections, in Johannesburg, South Africa on Sunday, June 2, 2024.
“Our people have spoken,” Mr. Ramaphosa said Sunday, striking a rueful note as the official tallies were announced. “Whether we like it or not, they have spoken.” His party came second in the race, taking more than 3.5 million votes. The DA also took 75% of the votes cast by South Africans abroad. Of these, just over 1,200 were carried out at the country’s embassy in Washington and consulates in Los Angeles and New York City.
The ANC’s key demand is that there be no effort to remove Mr. Ramaphosa as president and future leader of the coalition. Should a deal be struck, Mr. Steenhuisen could become the country’s first white vice president since the late FW de Klerk resigned from that position in 1996 during the Mandela government.In a parliament of 400 seats, only two parties now have enough seats to grant the ANC a majority of 201 — the DA and the fledgling uMkhonto we Sizwe party headed by Mr.
From the start of his troubles in 2018, Mr. Zuma has claimed to be a victim of political rivals, using his home province as a political backstop. MK took nearly half the provincial vote in KwaZulu Natal, with 15% going to the equally Zulu Inkatha Freedom Party Three years ago when Mr. Zuma was briefly jailed for contempt of court, riots in KZN left 354 people dead and shopping malls were burned to the ground. More than 5,000 were arrested.
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