'What's at stake in South Africa's and Malawi's elections?'
by Max Lawson
Summary:
Malawi and South Africa's election cycle is identical. Both had their first
democratic multi-party elections 20 years ago this month. Recently, both
countries have been rocked by corruption scandals.
I visited both countries in the last few weeks, and in both, election fever was
in full swing, with every available space plastered with party posters. Politics
and the outcome of the election filled the media and dominated conversation.
Yet the excitement is tinged with more than a small sense of disillusionment. No
one I met or spoke to said they were not going to vote, but most were
unenthusiastic.
Higher levels of inequality are strongly associated with lower levels of voter
turnout among the poor and wider civic disengagement. Disillusion with democracy
is dangerous.
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http://naiforum.org/2014/05/whats-at-stake-in-south-africas-and-malawis-elections/
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