Cyril Ramaphosa chosen to lead South Africa's ruling ANC party
Source: The Guardian
Cyril Ramaphosa, an anti-apartheid activist turned tycoon and politician, has been chosen by the African National Congress as its leader for the next five years.
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Almost 5,000 delegates voted in an internal party election held in a conference centre in Johannesburg. Ramaphosa won with 2,440 votes, against 2,261 for his rival, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma.
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The victory of Ramaphosa, 65, will come as a relief to those in South Africa who feared populist and potentially divisive policies from Dlamini-Zuma, a former senior minister and party stalwart who has promised radical economic transformation.
It will be a disappointment to those who believe Ramaphosa lacks the will to take measures needed to redistribute wealth and lift millions out of deep poverty.
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