After Being Reelected To A Second Term As President Of South Africa, Ramaphosa Declares That He Will “Serve All.”

After lawmakers reelected Cyril Ramaphosa as South Africa’s president on Friday, the politician promised to collaborate with lawmakers from all party stripes.

“I am willing to assist everyone and collaborate with those who did not endorse me,” Ramaphosa declared before the National Assembly in Cape Town.

In order to secure a second term in office, his African National Congress party made a spectacular coalition agreement with the main opposition party and other parties, which allowed him to be re-elected.

In a parliamentary vote, Julius Malema, the unexpected leader of the far-left Economic Freedom Fighters, lost to Ramaphosa with a resounding victory.

In the 400-member house, Ramaphosa received 283 votes to Malema’s 44.

After the ANC lost its 30-year parliamentary majority in a historic election two weeks ago, the 71-year-old Ramaphosa was able to clinch his second term with the assistance of members from the Democratic Alliance (DA) party, which is the second largest, among others.

Just hours before the presidential election, the ANC reached a deal with the DA, its former most formidable political rival, guaranteeing Ramaphosa’s return as head of Africa’s most advanced economy.

In their first national coalition, in which no party holds a majority, the parties will now share the governance of South Africa.