As more and more provincial leaders in the ANC proclaim their support for President Cyril Ramaphosa to serve another term as leader of the party, it now appears the race for deputy leader is becoming crowded. There appear to be at least six people ...
One of the problems with making any predictions is the new structure of the ANC elections in December. The position of party leader will be among the positions voted on first. In other words, candidates will contest each other directly, no previous election will have an impact on this.the election of a leader. The outcome of the leadership election may well have an impact on the deputy leader election.
That said, the fact that so many people believe they could stand a chance to take the position may reveal certain dynamics in the ANC. It may also suggest that within the ANC are simply more groups and more changeable groups of interests than they were in the past. Instead of the two camps at Polokwane, or the two factions in 2017, there are now more groups within the party.If there are no serious differences in ideology between those running for deputy leader, and so many people support the current leader, it may be important to ask why this is.
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