The ANC, which lost its parliamentary majority in a May election, has agreed to enter into a government of national unity with other parties.
Cyril Ramaphosa has been re-elected for a second five-year term as president of South Africa. The result comes after his African National Congress party struck a late coalition deal with the centre-right Democratic Alliance , a former political foe, and smaller parties. The ANC lost its controlling majority in last month's election after ruling for 30 years since the end of apartheid.
' 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'. '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.
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