Zuma Leaves Door Open to Third Term as President of Ruling ANC
- President says the ANC has to decide on his future, not him
- A premature ANC succession debate is not helpful, Zuma says
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South African President Jacob Zuma pulled back from comments that he would “never, ever” stand for a third term as leader of the ruling African National Congress.
In an interview at his Pretoria residence Tuesday, Zuma, 73, said he’ll be guided by the ANC on whether to stay on as leader of the party that has dominated South African politics since the end of white minority rule in 1994. The Johannesburg-based Mail & Guardian newspaper on Oct. 10 quoted Zuma as saying that he would “never, ever” stand for a third term “even if they beg me.”