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Jan Gerber
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Cyril Ramaphosa (2nd R) and other members of the African National Congress (ANC) sing the National Anthem under a projection of the South African flag during the first sitting of Parliament in Cape Town on 14 June 2024. (Rodger Bosch / AFP)
In itsfirst sitting, South Africa’s seventh Parliament broke away from theparliamentary politics blueprint of the past decade.
New DA MPs’first act was to vote for the ANC, the ANC supported a DA candidate and the IFPseconded the nomination of an ANC president.
This meantthat President Cyril Ramaphosa was re-elected for a second term as president,the ANC’s Thoko Didiza was elected as the speaker, and the DA’s Annelie Lotrietwas elected as her deputy.
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