Cyril Ramaphosa Is Again Inaugurated As President Of South Africa

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JAKARTA - Cyril Ramaphosa officially became President of South Africa for a second term after being sworn in at a ceremony in Pretoria.

Reported by ANTARA, Wednesday, June 19, Ramaphosa read his presidential oath before South African Supreme Court Chief Justice Raymond Zondo and hundreds of other invitations, including the head of state and head of government of friendly countries attending the inauguration ceremony.

"I, Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa, swear that I will always be loyal to the Republic of South Africa," read an excerpt from the presidential oath he read.

Zondo then congratulated Ramaphosa and invited him to sign the inauguration certificate. After that, he announced that Ramaphosa had been sworn in as president.

The ceremony that filled the Union Buildings field, the official South African president's office, then cheered for Ramaphosa, who returned to office as president of the country.

Prior to the inauguration, leaders of various religions prayed for the success of the president and the national unity government who would serve.

A member of the South African National Assembly, in Friday (14/6) during the first session after the election, again appointed Ramaphosa as president for his second term.

Ramaphosa, 71 years old and the leader of the African National Congress (ANC) party, won 283 votes. He defeated another presidential candidate, Julius Malema, from the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) party, who won 44 votes.

The ANC, once led by Nelson Mandela, dominated South Africa's politics over the past three decades, losing the majority in elections on May 29.

Despite maintaining his status as the largest party in the National Assembly, ANC only won 159 of the 400 seats, making it impossible to rule without the support of other parties.

Therefore, ANC proposed the establishment of a national unity government to other parties in parliament.

The ANC also succeeded in reaching a coalition agreement with the Democratic Alliance (AD) - which was previously the main opposition in the South African parliament, the Patriotic Alliance (PA), the Inkatha Freedom Front (IFP), and a number of small parties in parliament.