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Political analysts opine that the going for Ramaphosa’s second term may not be smooth due to the fractured mandate. The new administration can face pulls and pressure since ideologically opposing parties are there in the coalition.
Cyril Ramaphosa was sworn in for a second full term as South Africa’s president in Pretoria. The coalition government is being formed for the first time since South Africa gained independence in 1994.
Addressing the nation, Ramaphosa pledged that his government would work to improve basic living conditions for all citizens. He spelled out his plans for working together with other coalition partners to ensure enough food, decent homes, clean water, affordable and uninterrupted electricity supply, good care for the sick and elderly, quality schools, and other basic services.
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However, political analysts opine that the going for Ramaphosa’s second term may not be smooth due to the fractured mandate. The new administration can face pulls and pressure since ideologically opposing parties are there in the coalition. Echoing this imminent challenge, he said in his inaugural address that unless the new government addressed deep inequalities, the country could become unstable. Even appointing a well-balanced cabinet may be a difficult task given the ideological cleavages among parties in power. Under South African law, there is no deadline for him to name his cabinet.
