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South Africa’s parliament has re-elected Cyril Ramaphosa as president after a landmark coalition deal between the governing African National Congress (ANC) and opposition parties. Ramaphosa won the late Friday vote against Julius Malema, leader of the far-left Economic Freedom Fighters, securing 283 votes to Malema’s 44. 71-year-old Ramaphosa secured his second term with the help of lawmakers from the country’s second-biggest party, the Democratic Alliance, and some smaller parties. In his victory speech, Mr. Ramaphosa hailed the new coalition and said voters expected the leaders “to act and t…