You turn to us for voices you won't hear anywhere else.

Sign up for Democracy Now!'s Daily Digest to get our latest headlines and stories delivered to your inbox every day.

Cyril Ramaphosa Reelected as South Africa’s President After ANC Coalition Deal

HeadlineJun 17, 2024

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has been reelected for a second term after his African National Congress managed to put together South Africa’s first coalition government. The coalition includes the Democratic Alliance — the ANC’s longtime rival. The ANC suffered a major defeat in the recent election when it lost its majority in Parliament for the first time since the end of apartheid.

The original content of this program is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License. Please attribute legal copies of this work to democracynow.org. Some of the work(s) that this program incorporates, however, may be separately licensed. For further information or additional permissions, contact us.

Non-commercial news needs your support

We rely on contributions from our viewers and listeners to do our work.
Please do your part today.
Make a donation
Top