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25 May 2012
   
 
 
Article by: Sapa
 
 
 

African National Congress (ANC) President Jacob Zuma is officially South Africa's fourth President-elect.

Zuma beat Mvume Dandala of the Congress of the People by 277 votes to 47 in the 400 seat National Assembly on Wednesday.

The Democratic Alliance's 67 MPs all abstained and there were three spoiled ballots.

Zuma will be inaugurated in Pretoria on Saturday.

Earlier, Zuma was nominated by Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, but when Chief Justice Pius Langa called for further nominations, the Congress of the People's Mbhazima Shilowa nominated Dandala.

On Wednesday morning, ANC national executive committee member Max Sisulu was elected Speaker of the Assembly, with Nomaindia Mfeketo as his deputy.

This followed immediately after Langa had sworn in the Assembly's 400 newly elected MPs in batches of ten.

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