"I would therefore like to highlight your excellency's conciliatory and open-to-dialogue role, which became the fundamental and decisive factor for the continuity of the institutions of the South African State and their functioning, in a climate of harmony, stability and national concord", expressed João Lourenço in a note addressed to Cyril Ramaphosa.
João Lourenço reiterated Angola's desire to "maintain and continually strengthen" the "strong ties of friendship, solidarity and cooperation" with South Africa.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa was elected on Friday for a second five-year term in the first session of parliament following the May 29 general elections, in which the African National Congress (ANC) lost its absolute majority. for the first time in 30 years.
Ramaphosa received 283 votes in favour, out of a total of 339, and will form a coalition government unprecedented since 1994, when Nelson Mandela became the country's first black President as leader of the ANC following elections that ended the regime. apartheid' (1948-1994).
The re-elected South African President will be sworn in on Wednesday in Pretoria.
In his first speech in parliament after re-election, Cyril Ramaphosa, 71, declared that the ANC will form a unity government with more than one opposition party to ensure stability and address the triple challenges of poverty, unemployment and inequality in South Africa.
