Step-aside rule will be a lever of power in contentious ANC election
In December 2017, Cyril Ramaphosa won election as ANC president at the party’s 54th national elective conference by a tiny majority. More specifically, the difference between Ramaphosa and the other presidential contender, Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, was 179 votes.
The politics of the spectacle between Ramaphosa and ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule gave more credence to the perception that the president of the party was on the back foot by failing to provide strong leadership. As early as 2018, divisions between the supporters of Ramaphosa and the forces of radical economic transformation were evident. These political cleavages made it necessary for some to call for the president of the ANC to be firm and instil discipline among his political opponents.
A case in point is the suspension of the secretary-general of the ANC. This was a bold political move that made many political analysts and commentators re-examine their position that Ramaphosa is the weakest president the ANC has had. Moreover, the disbandment of the ANC Youth League and ANC Women’s League is also an expression of the hegemony of the Ramaphosa faction.Prison Notebooks.
The CR22 faction has identified some gaps in the step-aside rule, largely because the RET faction won the regional conference of the ANC in eThekwini. In bridging these gaps, ANC headquarters are advocating for tightening the step-aside principle.
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