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International Journal of Political Science and Development Vol. 2(6), pp. 118 –139, June, 2014 DOI: 10.14662/IJPSD2014.028 ISSN: 2360-784X Full Length Research Zimbabwe and Malawi’s political and electoral intricacies: a comparative analysis
Jephias Mapuva
Bindura University of Science Education, Department of Geography and Development Studies, P.O. Box 1020, Bindura, Zimbabwe. Email: mapuva@cooltoad.com
Accepted 16 June 2014
Zimbabwe and
Malawi, while sharing a common historical background, have presented
divergent political and socio-economic attributes. However, despite
the two countries having shared the platform during the Federation
of Rhodesia and Nyasaland between 1953 and 1963, the attainment of
political independence for each of these countries paved the way for
the political nuances that prevailed in the post-colonial era.
Democratic practice has been presented in each of these countries by
the way they held and continue to hold elections. Electoral
institutions and the attendant electoral management bodies in the
two countries have shaped the politics of the two countries. The
role of civil society has in the electoral processes in each of the
two countries have also helped to shed light on the restrictiveness
and/or transparency of the polls in each of the countries. This
paper deliberates on the electoral intricacies that have obtained in
each of the two countries.
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