55th National Conference of the African National Congress

55th National Conference of the African National Congress
← 2017 16–20 December 2022 (2022-12-16 – 2022-12-20) 2027 →
4,426 party delegates
50% + 1 votes needed to win
 
Candidate Cyril Ramaphosa Zweli Mkhize
Delegate vote 2,476 1,897
Percentage 56.62% 43.38%
President before election

Cyril Ramaphosa

 Elected President

Cyril Ramaphosa

The 55th National Conference of the African National Congress (ANC) was a party conference of the African National Congress, a political party in South Africa, that took place from 16 to 20 December 2022, at the Johannesburg Expo Centre in Nasrec, Gauteng.[1][2] Attended by 4,426 voting delegates,[3] the conference elected the party's 87-member National Executive Committee, including the top officials – for the first time referred to as the "Top Seven," rather than the "Top Six," following an amendment to the party's constitution to introduce a second deputy secretary-general position. Delegates also adopted resolutions on governance and policy, informed by the outcomes of the ANC's 6th National Policy Conference held in July 2022.[4]

At the conference, Cyril Ramaphosa, the incumbent President of South Africa, was re-elected as ANC president, defeating a challenge from Zweli Mkhize. He thereby became the party's presumptive presidential candidate at the next national general election in 2024. Paul Mashatile was elected his deputy.

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  2. ^ AmaShabalala, Mawande (4 November 2022). "ANC elective conference 'will go ahead'". Sunday Times. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  3. ^ Mbolekwa, Sisanda (17 December 2022). "ANC conference credentials adopted, nominations to follow". Sunday Times. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  4. ^ Harper, Paddy (31 July 2022). "ANC policy conference retains Ramaphosa reform agenda, including step aside rule". The Mail & Guardian. Retrieved 6 November 2022.