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What is Democratic Elections

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Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Future of Africa and Policy Development
Are elections which considered to be free and fair and are help without any intimidations.
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Africa's Electoral Systems and Their Impact on Promoting Democratic Governance and Development
Ndwakhulu Stephen Tshishonga (University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa)
Copyright: © 2022 |Pages: 17
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-8771-3.ch001
Abstract
This chapter analyses democratic electoral systems and their impact on advancing democratic governance and development in Africa. This includes the dynamics and rationale for choosing a particular electoral system over the other(s) and the results of such decisions to the electoral and representative democracy. The electoral systems famous in political science are proportional representation (PR) and constituency based, as well as the mixed electoral system. In this chapter, various electoral systems have been deliberated on in the context of electoral democracy and its democratization process. Thus, considering the denial and exclusion of the majority to full citizenship and democratic governance during the colonial and apartheid regimes. The chapter uses country-based case studies to demonstrate the importance of the electoral democratic system in fostering democratic good governance and development in Africa.
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The Rise and Fall of Liberation Movements: Examining the Governing African National Congress of South Africa
Democratic elections means ‘competitive, periodic, inclusive, regular elections in which persons to hold office at all levels of government are elected, through the secret ballot, by citizens who broadly enjoy fundamental human rights and freedoms’ (Southern African Development Community Democratic, 2020 AU128: The in-text citation "Southern African Development Community Democratic, 2020" is not in the reference list. Please correct the citation, add the reference to the list, or delete the citation. , p. ii). Likewise, democratic elections are not merely symbolic, but a competitive and definitive elections in which the appointed decision makers in government are selected by citizens who enjoy broad freedom to criticize government, to publish their criticism, and to present alternatives through voting.
Published in Chapter: The Rise and Fall of Liberation Movements: Examining the Governing African National Congress of South Africa; From: Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Future of Africa and Policy Development
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