South African Lawmakers Pick Didiza as Speaker of Parliament
- ANC’s Didiza has served as agriculture minister since 2019
- DA’s Lotriet elected as deputy speaker of National Assembly
Thoko Didiza
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South African lawmakers elected Thoko Didiza, a member of the African National Congress and former agriculture minister, as the speaker of the National Assembly, and the Democratic Alliance’s Annelie Lotriet as her deputy.
The two got the most votes for the positions in the legislature’s first sitting since May 29 elections, which failed to produce an outright winner. The Economic Freedom Fighters nominated alternate candidates for both positions.