Country’s second-largest party reportedly agrees to support re-election of Cyril Ramaphosa as president
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa is poised to be re-elected after the African National Congress struck a coalition deal with the country’s second largest party, the pro-business Democratic Alliance, local media reported, as MPs were being sworn in before parliament votes in the president.
Under the agreement, which is not yet public, the DA will support the election of Ramaphosa for a second term and an ANC speaker of parliament, in return for the position of deputy speaker, according to the public broadcaster South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) and the news website TimesLive.
Continue reading…Country’s second-largest party reportedly agrees to support re-election of Cyril Ramaphosa as president South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa is poised to be re-elected after the African National Congress struck a coalition deal with the country’s second largest party, the pro-business Democratic Alliance, local media reported, as MPs were being sworn in before parliament votes in the president.Under the agreement, which is not yet public, the DA will support the election of Ramaphosa for a second term and an ANC speaker of parliament, in return for the position of deputy speaker, according to the public broadcaster South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) and the news website TimesLive. Continue reading…