South Africa: Precarious Power Tilts Towards Ramaphosa in Battle Inside South Africa's Governing Party

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It appears, for the moment, that South African president Cyril Ramaphosa has won a key battle in the war for control of the governing African National Congress (ANC), of which he is also the head.

This became apparent after a highly charged recent meeting of the ANC's national executive committee (NEC) - its highest decision-making body in between its five-yearly national conferences. The NEC brought a crucial tilt in the factional balance of power towards Ramaphosa. This matters because the post-elective conference fate of presidents of the ANC - who, because it is the majority party in the country, automatically become presidents of the country - is determined by the NEC.

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