National Executive Committee (African National Congress)
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The ANC National Executive Committee is the chief executive organ of the South African political party, the African National Congress
. It is elected at every National Conference
; the executive committee, in turn, elects a National Working Committee for day-to-day decision-making responsibilities.
On 22 September 2008, ANC chose deputy leader Kgalema Motlanthe to replace Thabo Mbeki
as president until at least April, 2009, when new elections will be held. ANC parliamentary caucus Spokesman KK Khumalo said: "Motlanthe will be the president, not interim, he will be the president of the republic until the election." The South African constitution provides that "parliament elects the president from among its members, dominated by the ANC since 1994."
African National Congress
The African National Congress is South Africa's governing Africanist political party, supported by its tripartite alliance with the Congress of South African Trade Unions and the South African Communist Party , since the establishment of non-racial democracy in April 1994. It defines itself as a...
. It is elected at every National Conference
National Conference of the African National Congress
The National Congress of the African National Congress is a party congress that is held every five years. It is the organization that elects new, or re-elects incumbent members to the National Executive Council, the highest decision-making body within the party....
; the executive committee, in turn, elects a National Working Committee for day-to-day decision-making responsibilities.
On 22 September 2008, ANC chose deputy leader Kgalema Motlanthe to replace Thabo Mbeki
Thabo Mbeki
Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki is a South African politician who served two terms as the second post-apartheid President of South Africa from 14 June 1999 to 24 September 2008. He is also the brother of Moeletsi Mbeki...
as president until at least April, 2009, when new elections will be held. ANC parliamentary caucus Spokesman KK Khumalo said: "Motlanthe will be the president, not interim, he will be the president of the republic until the election." The South African constitution provides that "parliament elects the president from among its members, dominated by the ANC since 1994."