Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996
Term of office of President
- Jurisdiction
- South Africa
- Provision
- 88
- Source language
- English
- Recorded status
- in force
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- Recorded status
- in force
Provision text
Official source(1) The President’s term of office begins on assuming office and ends upon a vacancy
occurring or when the person next elected President assumes office.
(2) No person may hold office as President for more than two terms, but when a person
is elected to fill a vacancy in the office of President, the period between that election
and the next election of a President is not regarded as a term.
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Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 · justice.gov.za · Retrieved 17 August 2026.
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