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CAPE TOWN, South Africa –
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa was expected to be reelected for a second term Friday after his African National Congress party signed a last-minute coalition agreement with its long-time political rival as the new Parliament convened to choose the country’s leader.
The deal, which parties referred to as a government of national unity, will bring the ANC together in government with the Democratic Alliance, a white-led party that had for years been the main opposition and a fierce foe for the ANC.
At least two other smaller parties will also be part of the agreement that put South Africa into uncharted waters with the first national coalition government in its democratic history.
“The government of national unity is on track,” ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula said. “For the interest of the country, we said let’s …
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