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1 – 10 of 589The defiance of the party whip by party members implicitly goes against South Africa’s proportional representation (PR) list electoral system, where party bosses have substantial…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB224126
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The new party will likely incorporate the five ‘affiliate’ parties that rule the country’s other five regions but looks like it will be formed without the Tigray People’s…
African opposition strategies.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB250685
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Proposed reforms in the ruling coalition.
The CNL has been the main focus of government repression since its creation four years ago and is the only opposition party with a real presence in parliament or popular support.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB279933
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Steenhuisen, who won with some 83% of the vote, has been party leader since 2019, when his predecessor, Mmusi Maimane, resigned after a disappointing electoral performance…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB278232
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Notably, the party defied expectations by reportedly winning comfortably in the capital Addis Ababa.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB262347
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Kinana’s election cements efforts by President Samia Suluhu Hassan to consolidate power ahead of her bid for the party nomination in the 2025 election. It may also prove an…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB268692
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The ruling Jubilee Party has struggled with internal disunity ever since Kenyatta and Ruto announced their unlikely alliance ahead of the 2013 general elections. Tensions have…
The massive demonstration, the first of its kind in seven years, is just one of many indications that Tanzania’s political class is shifting into pre-election mode ahead of local…