2024 South African presidential election

The indirect presidential election of the President of South Africa by the National Assembly took place on 14 June 2024,^[1] following the general election on 29 May 2024, in which the African National Congress lost the outright parliamentary majority it held from the end of apartheid.^[2] The incumbent president Cyril Ramaphosa of the African National Congress won a third term.^[3]

2024 South African presidential election

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Nominee Cyril Ramaphosa Julius Malema Party ANC EFF Electoral vote 283 44 Percentage 86.54% 13.46%

President before election Cyril Ramaphosa ANC Elected President Cyril Ramaphosa ANC

Former President Jacob Zuma has challenged the results of the general election in court, and declared his intention to boycott the vote on 14 June and the former president also declared that he will not be part of Government of National Unity (GNU).^[1]

Results

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Cyril Ramaphosa	African National Congress	283	86.54
	Julius Malema	Economic Freedom Fighters	44	13.46
Total			327	100.00
Valid votes			327	96.46
Invalid/blank votes			12	3.54
Total votes			339	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			400	84.75
Source: SAnews[4]