South Africa’s New 7-Party Coalition Government Raises Questions On How It Will Govern

Published on July 4, 2024

JOHANNESBURG—After a month of political maneuvering, South Africa finally has a cabinet to get the country going again after one of the most contested elections in its history. The African National Congress (ANC) was forced to form a coalition government after it got just 40 percent of the vote in an election on May 29, losing the overwhelming majority it held since South Africa’s first democratic election ended apartheid in 1994. This means the ANC’s ability to pass legislation will be severely curtailed going forward. ANC leader Cyril Ramaphosa, who kept his job as president thanks to support from South Africa’s second-biggest party, the centrist, Democratic Alliance (DA), on June 30 appointed one of the largest national executives in the world.  ...

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