55th National Conference of the African National Congress

55th National Conference of the African National Congress
← Outgoing NEC Elected NEC →
4,426 party delegates; 50% + 1 votes needed to win
President before election; Cyril Ramaphosa;	Elected President ; Cyril Ramaphosa;

The 55th National Conference of the African National Congress (ANC) took place from 16 to 20 December 2022 at the Johannesburg Expo Centre in Nasrec, Gauteng.^[1]^[2] Attended by 4,426 voting delegates,^[3] the conference elected the party's 87-member National Executive Committee, including the party's top officials – for the first time known as the Top Seven, rather than the Top Six, after the conference amended the party's constitution to introduce a second deputy secretary-general position. Delegates also adopted resolutions on the party's governance and policy positions, with consideration of the outcomes of the ANC's 6th National Policy Conference, held in late July 2022.^[4]

At the conference, Cyril Ramaphosa, the incumbent President of South Africa, was re-elected ANC president, defeating a challenge from Zweli Mkhize. He thereby became the party's presumptive presidential candidate at the next national general election in 2024. Paul Mashatile was elected his deputy.

^ Davis, Rebecca (30 August 2022). "What do the ANC's new electoral rules mean for what happens at December conference?". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
^ AmaShabalala, Mawande (4 November 2022). "ANC elective conference 'will go ahead'". Sunday Times. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
^ Mbolekwa, Sisanda (17 December 2022). "ANC conference credentials adopted, nominations to follow". Sunday Times. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
^ Harper, Paddy (31 July 2022). "ANC policy conference retains Ramaphosa reform agenda, including step aside rule". The Mail & Guardian. Retrieved 6 November 2022.

[:0-1] Davis, Rebecca (30 August 2022). "What do the ANC's new electoral rules mean for what happens at December conference?". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 6 November 2022.

[:1-2] AmaShabalala, Mawande (4 November 2022). "ANC elective conference 'will go ahead'". Sunday Times. Retrieved 6 November 2022.

[3] Mbolekwa, Sisanda (17 December 2022). "ANC conference credentials adopted, nominations to follow". Sunday Times. Retrieved 18 December 2022.

[4] Harper, Paddy (31 July 2022). "ANC policy conference retains Ramaphosa reform agenda, including step aside rule". The Mail & Guardian. Retrieved 6 November 2022.

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