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An indirect presidential election was held in South Africa on 25 September 2008 following the resignation of the President Thabo Mbeki. The ruling party the African National Congress (ANC) with a two-thirds majority in the National Assembly of South Africa elected Kgalema Motlanthe as President. The ANC indicated that Motlanthe would be a caretaker president until the 2009 election after which ANC President Jacob Zuma would take office.
