2009 South African presidential election

2009 South African presidential election
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Nominee Jacob Zuma Mvume Dandala
Party ANC COPE
Electoral vote 277 47
Percentage 85.5% 14.5%
President before election

Kgalema Motlanthe
ANC

Elected President

Jacob Zuma
ANC

An indirect presidential election was held in South Africa on 6 May 2009 following the general election on 22 April 2009. Jacob Zuma of the ruling African National Congress won the election with 277 votes (13 more than the number of seats held by the ANC), while Mvume Dandala of the Congress of the People got 47 votes. The 67 members of the official opposition Democratic Alliance abstained from voting.[1]

  1. ^ "Jacob Zuma elected South African president". Sapa. 6 May 2009. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2009.