2009 South African presidential election

2009 South African presidential election

6 May 2009

Nominee Jacob Zuma Mvume Dandala Party ANC COPE Electoral vote 277 47 Percentage 85.5% 14.5%

President before election Kgalema Motlanthe ANC Elected President Jacob Zuma ANC

An indirect presidential election was held in South Africa on 6 May 2009 following the general election on 22 April 2009. Jacob Zuma of the ruling African National Congress won the election with 277 votes (13 more than the number of seats held by the ANC), while Mvume Dandala of the Congress of the People got 47 votes. The 67 members of the official opposition Democratic Alliance abstained from voting.