2004 South African presidential election

An indirect presidential election took place in South Africa on 23 April 2004. The came after the African National Congress (ANC) won a supermajority of 69.69% of the vote in the general election on 14 April 2004. This result won them 279 out of the 400 seats in the national assembly. As required by Chapter 5, Section 86 of the 1996 Constitution of South Africa, a president must be elected by the national assembly within thirty days of the general election.

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