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Ramaphosa Likely to Survive Resignation Calls, ANC Says

5/14/2026

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ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula said calls for President Cyril Ramaphosa’s resignation are opportunistic.
He said the constitutional court judgment does not require Ramaphosa to resign.
The ANC’s National Executive Committee will meet to review the court ruling without President Ramaphosa present.
Analysts note that the ANC’s roughly 40% share of National Assembly seats makes the two-thirds majority needed for impeachment unlikely, suggesting Ramaphosa could survive a vote.

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ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula said calls for President Cyril Ramaphosa’s resignation are opportunistic.
He said the constitutional court judgment does not require Ramaphosa to resign.
The ANC’s National Executive Committee will meet to review the court ruling without President Ramaphosa present.
Analysts note that the ANC’s roughly 40% share of National Assembly seats makes the two-thirds majority needed for impeachment unlikely, suggesting Ramaphosa could survive a vote.