Magnani, Victor

South Africa: A fragile democratic model? - 2019.


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South Africa held general elections in May 2019. The African National Congress (ANC) emerged victorious, but failed to win over a majority of registered voters. Cyril Ramaphosa, who became president following Jacob Zuma’s resignation in 2018, was reappointed. While South Africa’s post-apartheid democratic transition has been successful, there are concerns about its robustness. Is the ANC up to the challenges the country faces?