BREAKING: Cyril Ramaphosa elected as South African president [VIDEO]

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Cyril Ramaphosa is the new president of South Africa after he was elected unopposed in the National Assembly on Thursday afternoon.

Cyril Ramaphosa has emerged the new president of South Africa after he was elected unopposed in the National Assembly on Thursday afternoon. Ramaphosa was nominated as a candidate by ANC backbencher, Patrick Maesela, and the nomination was seconded by his colleague, Joan Fubbs. None of the opposition parties nominated a candidate. The ANC leader was declared president by Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng, who presided over the election. The election comes a day after Jacob Zuma resigned after pressure from the ruling ANC.