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South African lawmakers re-elect Cyril Ramaphosa as the nation's president, two weeks after the ruling ANC party won legislative elections. IMAGES of the South-African parliament
Lawmakers name the speaker of the upper house Abdelkader Bensalah as Algeria's first new president in two decades, after the resignation of Abdelaziz Bouteflika following mass protests. IMAGES
Panama's president-elect Jose Raul Mulino says he is "nobody's puppet," a reference to former president Ricardo Martinelli (2009-2014), whom he replaced as a candidate after being convicted of money laundering and taking refuge in the Nicaraguan embassy. "I'm not here because someone put me here," he says to cheers from the crowd during his victory speech at a Panama City hotel. SOUNDBITE
Right-wing lawyer Jose Raul Mulino accepts victory as Panama's president-elect with 34% of the vote, nine points above his immediate follower, announced the Electoral Tribunal after 90% of the polling stations had been counted. "I accept the results expressed, which represent the will of the majority of Panamanians within our democracy," he says. SOUNDBITE
People protest and clash with police in front of the Congress of Guatemala as the swearing-in ceremony of president-elect Bernardo Arevalo was delayed. The Congress, controlled by his opponents, was locked in debate over the admission of new lawmakers. IMAGES
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