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Elections in South Africa

parliamentary republic
Next election
next South African parliamentary election - 1 January 2029
CR
Cyril Ramaphosa live
Head of state & government - African National Congress
In office since
15 February 2018
Party
African National Congress
Region
Africa
Next election
next South African parliamentary election
1 January 2029
Government
parliamentary republic
Capital
Pretoria
Population
62 027 503
Country facts
Legislature
Parliament of South Africa
Established
1910
Currency
rand
Official language
English
Capital
Pretoria
Region
Africa
Area
1,221,037 km2
Election history
15 February 2018
South African presidential election
won: Cyril Ramaphosa
presidential
7 May 2014
South African general election
turnout 73.5%
parliamentary
6 May 2009
South African presidential election
won: Jacob Zuma
presidential
22 April 2009
South African general election
turnout 77.3%
parliamentary
25 September 2008
South African presidential election
won: Kgalema Motlanthe
presidential
Presidential winner & turnout from Wikidata; parliamentary winners omitted (Wikidata data unreliable).
Power transferspeacefulcontestedirregular
2018 - Jacob Zuma Cyril Ramaphosa
peaceful - no coup recorded
Classification: Powell & Thyne Coup d'Etat Dataset, where available.
Profile from Wikidata - updated 2026-06-16.