South African President Cyril Ramaphosa faces impeachment proceedings over a scandal dubbed “Farmgate” in which thieves stole bundles of foreign cash from a sofa on his ranch. Ramaphosa, who has been head of state since 2018, has always denied wrongdoing and on Monday faced down ​calls to resign. Here are some facts on what happens next. South Africa’s National Assembly ‌has constitutional power to remove a president from office on grounds of serious violation of the constitution or the law, serious misconduct or inability to perform the functions of office. Any lawmaker can initiate a motion to remove the president. The National Assembly speaker then refers the motion to an independent panel of legal experts, which assesses whether there ​is sufficient evidence to proceed.

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