South Africa’s ANC elects Cyril Ramaphosa to succeed Jacob Zuma
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- Dec 19, 2017
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Cyril Ramaphosa has been elected by South Africa’s ruling party, African National Congress (ANC) to succeed President Jacob Zuma as the party’s leader.
The country’s deputy president defeated former cabinet minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, Mr Zuma’s ex-wife, after a marathon voting process, making him a strong position to become president in 2019 polls.
Mr Ramaphosa defeated Ms Dlamini-Zuma by 2,440 votes to 2,261, an ANC spokesperson announced.
Mr Ramaphosa is in a strong position to become president in 2019 polls.
The result triggered celebrations among party delegates in Johannesburg and also on the streets of the city.
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