Zimbabwe's 2008 elections and their implications for Africa

Bibliographic Data

ID12337769
AuthorsSimon Badza (University of Zimbabwe, corresponding author)
Year2008
Volume17
Issue4
Pages1-16
Publication date2008-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAfrican Security Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1024-6029 • E-ISSN: 2154-0128
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10246029.2008.9627493
OpenAlexW2146286717
LanguageEN
Citations received11
References cited2

The Principles and Guidelines Governing the Conduct of Democratic Elections of the Southern African Development Community (SADC 2004) aim at enhancing transparency and credibility of elections and democratic governance as well as ensuring the acceptance of election results by all contesting parties. They are also meant to prevent election confl icts that potentially threaten constitutional stability in the region. As such, when Zimbabwe pioneered the application of some of these principles and guidelines in its 2005 parliamentary and senatorial elections, there was euphoria and optimism for better future elections in the entire region. Unfortunately this euphoria and optimism lasted only up to the controversial harmonised elections that Zimbabwe conducted on

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