
Cape Town. South Africa's African National Congress (ANC) party has said that it will not consider any demand for coalition that is related to President Cyril Ramaphosa's resignation. In fact, in the results of the voting held in South Africa on Wednesday, ANC has not got majority for the first time. It has got 40 percent votes.
The ANC, led by President Cyril Ramaphosa, has lost its majority for the first time since Nelson Mandela was elected in 1994. The ANC will now have to form an alliance with its main political rival to retain power. Efforts have begun for this.
Jacob Zuma's party emerged as the third largest party
After the official announcement of the election results, political parties will have two weeks to work out an agreement before the new parliament sits to elect a president. However, some parties are calling for Ramaphosa's removal as a prerequisite for joining any coalition talks with the ANC. These include former president Jacob Zuma's new MK party, which emerged as the third largest party in the election with 14 percent of the vote.
Congress party is ready to talk to every party in an effort to form the government
ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula said President Ramaphosa is the president of the ANC. The African National Congress party is ready to negotiate with every party in an attempt to form a government, but no political party will dictate terms to us. If you come to us demanding that Ramaphosa step down from the presidency, it is not going to happen.
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