Elections in Zimbabwe

Description:: This contribution seeks to explain the ruling ZANU (PF) party's electoral hegemony by outlining and analysing Zimbabwe's five general elections since 1979 and the two presidential elections since 1990. In this regard, the paper argues that the ruling party is experiencing a gradual decline in elite cohesion which is manifested in the electoral challenge of independent candidates coming from the ruling party itself. This phenomenon of independent candidates could have far-reaching consequences in overcoming the present state of weak political opposition in Zimbabwe. The paper therefore suggests a scenario in which a viable opposition could come from a splinter group inside the ruling ZANU (PF) itself not unlike the major ZAPU/ZANU split of 1963.
Date Issued:: 1997-06-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:: Michigan State University. Libraries
Collection:: African Journal of Political Science
Place:: Zimbabwe and Zimbabwe
Subject Topic:: Opposition (Political science), Presidents, Election, and Elections
Subject Name:: Zimbabwe. Parliament and ZANU-PF (Organization : Zimbabwe)
Language:: English
Rights:: In Copyright
URL:: https://n2t.net/ark:/85335/m5v40m96f