South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has been re-elected for a second term.
This was after his humbled ANC cobbled together an unprecedented coalition government.
Ramaphosa was re-elected by fellow MPs with 283 votes in a secret ballot.
He saw off a last-minute challenge by Julius Malema, the firebrand leader of the radical leftist Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), whose candidacy gained 44 votes.
The May 29 election failed to produce a direct winner, leading to Lawmakers in Cape Town voting overwhelmingly on Friday to put Ramaphosa, 71, back in office for another five years.
“I am humbled and honoured that you, as members of the National Assembly, have… decided to elect me to be the President of the Republic of South Africa,” Ramaphosa said in his acceptance speech.
“This is a historic juncture in the life of our country, which requires that we must work and act together,” Ramaphosa said.
The election marked a historic turning point for South Africa, ending three decades of dominance by the African National Congress of the late Nelson Mandela.
The party that led the anti-apartheid struggle won only 40 per cent of the vote and, for the first time, lost its absolute majority in parliament.
Ramaphosa will be sworn in next week in Pretoria and then unveil his new cabinet.
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