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Al Jazeera
Politics
Qaanitah Hunter

South Africa’s Ramaphosa elected president, but coalition allies hold veto

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa listens as members of parliament are being sworn in before an expected vote by lawmakers to decide if he is re-elected as leader of the country in Cape Town, South Africa, Friday, June 14, 2024 [Jerome Delay/AP Photo]

Cape Town, South Africa – Late-night negotiations and an eleventh-hour agreement led to the formation of South Africa’s first-ever coalition government on Friday, with President Cyril Ramaphosa at its head.

The multiparty coalition signed its agreement only on Friday, as members of parliament were sworn in after marathon negotiations and back-and-forth calls between Ramaphosa and leaders of other parties.

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