南非總統(tǒng)祖瑪可能被趕下臺

Cyril Ramaphosa was elected leader of South Africa’s ruling African National Congress yesterday, threatening President Jacob Zuma’s grip on power after the most divisive vote in party history.

西里爾•拉馬福薩(Cyril Ramaphosa)昨日當選南非執(zhí)政黨非洲人國民大會(African National Congress，簡稱：非國大)領導人，該黨史上最分裂投票的這一結果將威脅南非總統(tǒng)雅各布•祖瑪(Jacob Zuma)對權力的控制。

After hours of tension that included a recount, Mr Ramaphosa, deputy president, narrowly defeated Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, Mr Zuma’s former wife, whom the president had backed.

在經過幾個小時的緊張點票(包括一輪重新計票)后，副總統(tǒng)拉馬福薩以微弱優(yōu)勢擊敗祖瑪前妻、祖瑪支持的恩科薩扎納•德拉米尼-祖瑪(Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma)。

Analysts believe Mr Zuma lent Ms Dlamini-Zuma his support because he hoped she would protect him from prosecution in a corruption case. Mr Ramaphosa won by 2,440 votes to 2,261, prompting cheering, dancing and singing among his supporters at the climax of a dramatic three-day party congress.

分析人士認為，祖瑪支持德拉米尼-祖瑪的原因是他希望她會在一宗腐敗案中保護他免遭公訴。拉馬福薩以2440票對2261票獲勝，他的支持者們大聲歡呼，載歌載舞，使戲劇性的3天黨代會達到高潮。

Mr Ramaphosa campaigned on a promise to root out corruption and save the ANC — the party that defeated apartheid under Nelson Mandela’s leadership — from losing its majority for the first time at the 2019 election.

拉馬福薩的競選承諾是根除腐敗并避免非國大在2019年大選中首次失去多數席位，該黨曾在納爾遜•曼德拉(Nelson Mandela)的領導下挫敗種族隔離制度。

His win could lead to the ANC sacking Mr Zuma as president within weeks. Mr Zuma survived calls within the party this year for his exit over graft allegations by exerting an iron grip on top decision-making bodies. His second and last term as state president ends in 2019.

他的獲勝可能會導致非國大在數周內罷黜總統(tǒng)祖瑪。今年以來，在黨內要求面對受賄指控的他下臺的呼聲中，祖瑪通過對最高決策機構實行鐵腕控制而保住權位。他的第二任也是最后一任總統(tǒng)任期將于2019年結束。

The South African rand surged against the US dollar on the announcement of Mr Ramaphosa’s victory. It had already risen in anticipation of a loss for Ms Dlamini-Zuma, who had promised populist policies to accelerate black ownership in the economy.

在拉馬福薩獲勝的消息公布后，南非蘭特兌美元匯率飆升。此前，由于市場預期德拉米尼-祖瑪將落敗，蘭特匯率已上升，德拉米尼-祖瑪承諾實行民粹主義政策，加速黑人對經濟的所有權控制。

“The country outside the 5,000 ANC delegates has breathed a huge sigh of relief,” said Lawson Naidoo, executive secretary of the Council for the Advancement of the South African Constitution, which has campaigned against the perceived attack on independent institutions under Mr Zuma. “We can now put a brake on the downward slide of South African politics and economics,” he said.

“在5000名非國大代表之外，舉國上下長長舒了口氣，”南非憲法推進委員會(Council for the Advancement of the South African Constitution)執(zhí)行秘書長羅森•奈杜(Lawson Naidoo)表示，“我們現(xiàn)在可以遏制南非政治和經濟的衰落趨勢了。”該委員會一直在開展活動，反對在祖瑪主政期間獨立機構被視為受到的攻擊。