Moving away from the tradition of voting for the top six, members will, at 9am, cast their ballots for seven individuals who will lead the party over the next five years.
The official list of nominees was signed and sealed in the early hours of Sunday morning with Zweli Mkhize and Cyril Ramaphosa selected as presidential candidates.
NEC member Nkosazana-Dlamini Zuma who was nominated by Gauteng for the position of President, was the first nomination from the floor but declined. She also turned down the nomination for Second DGS after the ANC’s constitution was amended to accommodate such a position. This saw electoral chairperson Kgalema Motlanthe on several occasions to urge members to keep calm and allow for the process to continue.
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