South Africa’s newly parliament met on Friday to re-elect President Cyril Ramaphosa to form a coalition government, Image: OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT and Ihsaan HAFFEJEE / AFPSouth Africa’s newly parliament met on Friday to re-elect President Cyril Ramaphosa to form a coalition government, Image: OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT and Ihsaan HAFFEJEE / AFPThe MK party said it would join a newly formed parliamentary grouping includes several mostly leftist opposition parties represented in parliament.
Ndhlela was reading from a statement on behalf of the 82-year-old former president. Zuma, a stern expression on his face, sat quietly as his speech was read out, occasionally answering questions from the press.“We have instructed our legal team to take any steps possible both inside of South Africa and internationally to ensure that justice is done”.
It had already gone to court to try to prevent the new parliament from convening, and lodged a separate complaint over alleged election irregularities. Ramaphosa, who will be inaugurated on June 19, will lead what he calls a government of national unity after the May poll produced no outright winner.Ndhlela for the MK party denounced the new coalition as a “white-led unholy alliance” that “must be crushed before it finds its feet”. He accused the ANC of going to “bed with the racists”.
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