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The president plays a role in the formation of legislation. The president can sign bills into laws or veto legislation (subject to an override), refer bills back to
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Although the presidency is the key institution, it is hedged about with numerous checks and balances that prevent its total dominance over the government, as was the case in many
African countries. The presidential term is five years, with a limit of two terms. Thus the electoral system attempts (at
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must oversee the election. Once elected, a person is no longer a member of the
National Assembly. They must then be sworn in as president within five days of the election. Should a vacancy arise, the date of a new election must be set by the chief justice, but not more than 30 days after the vacancy
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thereby possessing influence or control over foreign and security policy. The president is accorded the constitutional powers to declare war and make peace, negotiate and sign (although not ratify) treaties (and the alliances that may come with them), and receives and appoints diplomatic officials,
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which was the second-largest party in the new
Parliament. But De Klerk later resigned and went into opposition with his party. A voluntary coalition government continues to exist under the new constitution (adopted in 1996), although there have been no appointments of opposition politicians to the
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The president is required to be a member of the
National Assembly at the time of the election. Upon election, the president immediately resigns their seat for the duration of the presidential term. The president may be removed either by a
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and transferred its powers to the state president. The country ended minority rule in 1994. The office of the president, and the roles that come with it, were established by chapter five of the
Constitution of South Africa.
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in 2013. With less than a year before his term was to expire, Zuma resigned on 14 February 2018 following the demands of the ANC that Zuma should resign, or risk facing a successful vote of no confidence by the
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The executive powers of the republic are vested in the president, who appoints various officials to positions listed in the
Constitution, the most significant of which are the Cabinet ministers and justices of the
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South Africa has a distinctive system for the election of its president. Unlike other former
British colonies and dominions who have adopted a parliamentary republican form of government and those that follow the
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since the first multiracial election was held on 27 April 1994. The
Constitution limits the president's time in office to two five-year terms. The first president to be elected under the new constitution was
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The second post-apartheid president of South Africa. On 20 September 2008, with about nine months left in his second term, Mbeki announced his resignation after being recalled by the
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A number of manifestations of the office of president have existed. Aspects of these offices exist within the presidency today. The executive leadership of the British colonies of
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least on paper) to prevent the accumulation of power in the president as occurred during Apartheid and as is the case currently in many other African countries.
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rather than by the people directly. They are thus answerable to it in theory and able to influence legislation in practice as head of the majority party.
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implements and enforces the Constitution and laws and carries out the president's political objectives. Judges are appointed on the advice of the
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for corruption. On 12 January 2009, the Supreme Court of Appeal unanimously overturned judge Nicholson's judgment but the resignation stood.
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and briefly served before being succeeded by Jacob Zuma, who later appointed Motlanthe deputy president.
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was created. It was originally a ceremonial post, but became an executive post in 1984 when a new
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as titular head of state, represented by a viceroy, the
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A presidential vacancy should be filled first by the
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2664:"Responsibilities of the President of South Africa"
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2564:"Chapter 5 - The President and National Executive"
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2520:"General History of South Africa Timeline: 1960s"
2506:"General History of South Africa Timeline: 1910s"
1673:Nation Address at the beginning of each session.
1645:and subsequent amendments and laws passed by the
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2736:. London: BBC News. 20 September 2008
2566:. The Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory
1845:focused on dismantling the legacy of
1685:Presidents of South Africa since 1994
3874:South African Bantu-speaking peoples
2016:(NPA), including the prosecution of
1681:confers honours and grants pardons.
1678:South African National Defence Force
1639:South African National Defence Force
1595:adding citations to reliable sources
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1487:South African National Defence Force
1323:South African National Defence Force
1317:branch of the government and is the
5582:1994 establishments in South Africa
2967:Environment, Forestry and Fisheries
2774:"Judge Nicholson Red-carded by SCA"
2734:"SA's Mbeki says he will step down"
1849:through tackling institutionalised
1477:, South Africa's president is both
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1372:. Along with Thabo Mbeki, the last
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1353:, who was elected by the
1342:African National Congress
1299:president of South Africa
1209:Politics of KwaZulu-Natal
1045:Metropolitan municipality
600:
592:
584:
576:
568:
560:
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548:President van Suid-Afrika
544:
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524:President of South Africa
503:
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120:President van Suid-Afrika
72:
65:
5572:Politics of South Africa
5008:Central African Republic
4689:Central African Republic
3052:Sports, Arts and Culture
2857:Office of the Presidency
1542:Republic of South Africa
1311:Republic of South Africa
1156:Political assassinations
1028:Administrative divisions
766:Leader of the Opposition
68:Republic of South Africa
31:latest accepted revision
5460:South African Republic
5309:Central African Empire
3595:State-owned enterprises
3294:Democratic South Africa
3131:Statistics South Africa
2211:death of Nelson Mandela
1861:, and fostering racial
1655:Supreme Court of Appeal
1391:motion of no-confidence
1252:South Africa portal
829:Supreme Court of Appeal
740:Refilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane
435:Constituting instrument
135:
77:10 other official names
4130:Charles Robberts Swart
3037:Science and Innovation
2942:Cooperative Governance
2681:. GCIS. Archived from
1459:abolished the post of
1229:Politics of North West
1219:Politics of Mpumalanga
1101:Diplomatic missions of
640:
460:; 30 years ago
389:Dr. John L. Dube House
237:
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5567:Presidents by country
5168:SĂŁo TomĂ© and PrĂncipe
5028:Republic of the Congo
4849:SĂŁo TomĂ© and PrĂncipe
4709:Republic of the Congo
4226:Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri
3214:Kingdom of Mapungubwe
2962:Employment and Labour
2947:Correctional Services
1841:democratic election.
1625:The president is the
1514:a few other countries
1434:Union of South Africa
1423:Treaty of Vereeniging
1336:, the lower house of
1050:District municipality
639:
5333:Muhammad Ali dynasty
3849:World Heritage Sites
3625:Water and sanitation
3234:Mthethwa Paramountcy
3082:Water and Sanitation
2957:Economic Development
2756:"Full Zuma Judgment"
2711:on 29 September 2008
2618:on 24 September 2015
1871:democratic socialist
1839:fully representative
1659:Constitutional Court
1591:improve this article
1425:which concluded the
824:Constitutional Court
807:Deputy Chief Justice
317:(formal, diplomatic)
4953:Heads of government
3072:Traditional Affairs
2762:on 31 October 2008.
2552:on 3 December 2013.
2200:Reshuffle 1 · 2 · 3
2164:Reshuffle 1 · 2 · 3
1867:African nationalist
1814:Reshuffle 1 · 2 · 3
1563:Presidential powers
1349:. The incumbent is
1214:Politics of Limpopo
1204:Politics of Gauteng
1188:Provincial politics
847:Magistrate's courts
525:
21:Page version status
5440:Orange Free State
3259:Transvaal Republic
3047:Social Development
3022:Public Enterprises
2644:. 14 December 2012
2526:on 6 December 2014
2467:businesstech.co.za
1661:. The president's
1635:commander-in-chief
1631:head of government
1483:head of government
1475:Westminster system
1319:commander-in-chief
1307:head of government
641:
523:
340:Commander-in-chief
335:Head of government
27:
5549:
5548:
5393:Kingdom of Kongo
5266:
5265:
5043:Equatorial Guinea
4947:
4946:
4724:Equatorial Guinea
4589:
4588:
4264:
4263:
4232:Kgalema Motlanthe
4035:
4034:
3995:
3994:
3638:
3637:
3630:Wealth inequality
3577:Income inequality
3524:
3523:
3499:Political parties
3464:Foreign relations
3426:
3425:
3323:
3322:
3254:Orange Free State
3229:Dutch Cape Colony
3219:Kingdom of Mutapa
3139:
3138:
3098:department status
3007:Military Veterans
2992:Human Settlements
2800:on 20 March 2009.
2368:
2367:
2038:Kgalema Motlanthe
1865:. Politically an
1623:
1622:
1615:
1498:National Assembly
1427:South African War
1419:Orange Free State
1411:Cape of Good Hope
1395:impeachment trial
1355:National Assembly
1334:National Assembly
1295:
1294:
1123:Visa requirements
1075:Foreign relations
1015:Political parties
749:National Assembly
626:
608:
607:
521:
520:
264:Presidential seal
39:18 September 2024
18:
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5474:Governor-General
4961:UN member states
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3274:Great Depression
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1546:acting president
1468:Electoral system
1442:governor-general
1370:deputy president
1327:state presidency
1287:
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688:Deputy President
629:
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601:Southern Ndebele
526:
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468:
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5279:Ashanti Empire
5273:and governments
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3839:Public holidays
3770:
3736:Sexual violence
3716:Life expectancy
3634:
3588:
3582:Mining industry
3520:
3484:Law enforcement
3422:
3388:Mountain ranges
3319:
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3269:Second Boer War
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2469:. 15 March 2019
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1258:Other countries
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409:Union Buildings
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5271:Defunct states
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