The ANC will have a difficult time choosing a successor to President Jacob Zuma as both the competing candidates have desirable qualities, says chairman of the party in KwaZulu-Natal, Sihle Zikalala.
Although the ANC has no term limits for its presidency, it is believed current president Jacob Zuma will not seek a third term.
Zikalala was referring to African Union Commission chairwoman Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma and Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa, who find themselves on the opposite sides of the party’s succession war.
Zikalala is one of the most influential figures in the ANC as he leads the party’s largest province in terms of membership. He appeared to have backtracked on earlier calls to support Ramaphosa to take over the party’s reins in 2017.
In an interview with Business Day in November 2014, Zikalala, who was then the provincial secretary of the party, said he did not have a problem "personally" with Ramaphosa succeeding Zuma in 2017.
Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma vs Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa - who will be the next ANC leader?
The ANC will have a difficult time choosing a successor to President Jacob Zuma as both the competing candidates have desirable qualities, says chairman of the party in KwaZulu-Natal, Sihle Zikalala.
Although the ANC has no term limits for its presidency, it is believed current president Jacob Zuma will not seek a third term.
Zikalala was referring to African Union Commission chairwoman Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma and Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa, who find themselves on the opposite sides of the party’s succession war.
Zikalala is one of the most influential figures in the ANC as he leads the party’s largest province in terms of membership. He appeared to have backtracked on earlier calls to support Ramaphosa to take over the party’s reins in 2017.
In an interview with Business Day in November 2014, Zikalala, who was then the provincial secretary of the party, said he did not have a problem "personally" with Ramaphosa succeeding Zuma in 2017.
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