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| Zuma defeats Mbeki in ANC leadership vote: party official |
| 2007-12-19 |
| Jacob Zuma was elected leader of South Africa's ruling ANC Tuesday after defeating President Thabo Mbeki in a vote at the party's conference, a senior party official announced. Zuma won a total of 2,329 votes against 1,505 for Mbeki, Dren Nupen, head of the party's electoral commission, told the conference in Polokwane. The result puts Zuma in pole position to become head of state in 2009 when Mbeki is constitutionally obliged to step down. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 Bulala! |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2007-12-19 15:41 |
| #3 The Zulus - which means Zuma's side. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2007-12-19 11:30 |
| #2 Who has more guns, Besoeker? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2007-12-19 02:18 |
| #1 With the vote in hand, I doubt Jacob will wait until 2009. I suspect we'll soon be seeing the exit of Mbeki for "health" reasons. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2007-12-19 01:02 |