The 27th South African Parliament is the sixth Parliament of South Africa to convene since the introduction of non-racial government in South Africa in 1994. It was elected in the general election of 8 May 2019 and consists of the National Assembly and the National Council of Provinces. The National Assembly contains 400 members, while the National Council of Provinces contains 90 members. It was formally opened by President Ramaphosa's State of the Nation Address in a joint sitting on 20 June 2019.[1]
Members of Parliament were sworn in on 22 May 2019.[2] The 27th Parliament first convened on 22 May 2019 to re-elect Cyril Ramaphosa as President of South Africa.[3]
Fourteen different political parties are represented in this parliament. The majority party in the 26th Parliament, the African National Congress (ANC) retained its majority, although it was reduced to 230 (57.50%) seats, down from the 249 seats out of 400 (62.25%) it had it in the previous Parliament, while the official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) declined from 89 seats (22.25%) in the 26th Parliament to 84 seats (21%) in the 27th Parliament. Former National Council of Provinces Chairperson Thandi Modise was elected Speaker of the National Assembly, while Solomon Lechesa Tsenoli retained his post as Deputy Speaker. Pemmy Majodina was appointed Chief Whip of the ANC caucus.
The following day, 23 May 2019, the National Council of Provinces reconvened to elect Amos Masondo as the Chairperson, and Sylvia Lucas as the Deputy Chairperson. Seiso Mohai remained Chief Whip of the Majority Party.[4][5]
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^WATCH: Newly elected MPs sworn in. Retrieved on 22 May 2019.
^Cyril Ramaphosa elected as president of SA, opposition wishes him well. Retrieved on 22 May 2019.
^Sylvia Lucas 'deeply humbled' by election as NCOP deputy chair. Retrieved on 24 May 2019.
^Masondo elected NCOP chairperson. Retrieved on 24 May 2019.
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