South Africa’s parliament votes against impeaching Ramaphosa

A special sitting of parliament gets underway in Cape Town, South Africa, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022. South African lawmakers are to vote on whether to start impeachment proceedings against President Cyril Ramaphosa over a report that says he held undeclared foreign currency at his farm in 2020 (AP/PA)

South Africa’s parliament voted against starting impeachment proceedings against President Cyril Ramaphosa over a report that says he held undeclared foreign currency at his farm in 2020.

The parliament voted 214 to 148 against the move to impeach Mr Ramaphosa. The ruling African National Congress party, which holds a majority in the parliament, largely stood with Mr Ramaphosa, preventing the motion from getting the two-thirds vote needed to proceed with impeachment.