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South Africa

Leadership

Portrait of Cyril Ramaphosa
Cyril Ramaphosa
President
Cesar Itiberê/PR · Cropped · Photo source · CC BY 2.0

A former trade union leader and businessman, he served as South Africa’s deputy president before becoming president. Profile source

National government

The National Assembly re-elected Ramaphosa as president on 14 June 2024. Parliament’s election announcement

In 2014, the presidency announced plans for Ramaphosa to divest his Shanduka interests and step down as executive chairman. 2014 business interests statement

SOUTH AFRICA · ELECTIONS & REPRESENTATION

Votes, seats & parliament

Dated source snapshot

Explore South Africa’s recorded parliamentary results and how each chamber is selected. Leadership portraits appear above; the charts below show seats reported in the linked election records.

Chambers recorded22 not marked suspended in this source
Directly elected1Other chambers may use a different selection method
Results coverage1 / 2Chambers with a party-seat breakdown

These are dated election records, not live chamber membership. By-elections, vacancies, appointments and changes of party may alter the current composition. A seat total can cover only the seats allocated in that result; it does not automatically represent the full statutory chamber.

Directly elected

National Assembly

Recorded selection · 29 May 2024

400seats shown
African National Congress159
Democratic Alliance87
uMkhonto weSizwe58
Economic Freedom Fighters39
Inkatha Freedom Party17
Patriotic Alliance9
ActionSA6
Freedom Front Plus6
African Christian Democratic Party3
United Democratic Movement3
African Transformation Movement2
Al Jama-ah2
Build One South Africa2
National Coloured Congress2
RISE Mzansi2
GOOD1
Pan Africanist Congress1
United Africans Transformation1

Each seat icon represents one reported seat. Colours distinguish parties within this chart; the arc is a visual grouping, not a seating plan.

Largest allocation in this resultAfrican National Congress159 of 400 reported seats. This alone does not identify a governing coalition.

Certified 2024 election allocation for all 400 National Assembly seats. The ANC won the most seats but fell short of a majority; a government of national unity followed.

Next recorded renewal projection31 May 2029A source projection, not a confirmed polling-day announcement.
View the source record ↗

Appointed

National Council of Provinces

Recorded selection · 15 June 2024

Seat breakdown awaiting verification

A complete, reconciled party-seat chart is unavailable in this source snapshot. Follow the chamber record for election and membership information.

Next recorded renewal projection30 June 2029A source projection, not a confirmed polling-day announcement.
View the source record ↗

Regional election maps require separately verified geographic results. National seat totals are shown here without inferring regional winners.

Inter-Parliamentary Union: Parliamentary elections, November 2026. Terms of use · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

UN heads of state and government reference