National
President of South Africa
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Elected by the National Assembly
- Exact method
- Head of state and head of government. Elected by the National Assembly from among its members at its first sitting after an election, and resigns as a member on election (Constitution s86). Serves at most two terms. Current term began after the 2024 general election; there is no direct presidential election.
- Chosen by
- National Assembly
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
- Cyril Ramaphosa ANC since June 2024 Report Source: api.pmg.org.za, checked
Sources
- gov.za · checked Constitution of the Republic of South Africa 1996 (gov.za), sections 46, 52, 60, 64, 86, 91, 167, 174, read 2026-10-12: sizes and how each office is filled. 2024 regional seat split from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_South_African_general_election (Wikipedia fallback; sums to 200). For: President of South Africa
- api.pmg.org.za · checked PMG member API (current flag, house, party) read 2026-10-12, with Parliament ministers page https://www.parliament.gov.za/ministers, Presiding Officers pages https://www.parliament.gov.za/na-presiding-officers and https://www.parliament.gov.za/ncop-presiding-officers, Constitutional Court judges page and gov.za leaders page https://www.gov.za/about-government/leaders: who holds each office now. President Ramaphosa re-elected by the National Assembly 14 June 2024 and sworn in 19 June 2024; Deputy President Mashatile since 7 March 2023; Speaker and Deputy Speaker elected 14 June 2024; other start dates left empty because no source was read. Fallback: Parliamentary Monitoring Group API (api.pmg.org.za/member/), because the member list on parliament.gov.za is rendered by script and blocked to automated browsers (WAF); party counts give exactly 400 once one non-member minister is excluded. For: Cyril Ramaphosa, current term
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