Power-sharing, post-electoral contestations and the dismemberment of the right to democracy in Africa
| Autor: | Rowland J.V. Cole |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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| Zdroj: | The International Journal of Human Rights. 17:256-274 |
| ISSN: | 1744-053X 1364-2987 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/13642987.2013.752946 |
| Popis: | While Africa has made recent significant democratic gains, the problem of rigged elections tends to persist. Elections in Africa mostly tend to lack transparency and are often skewed in favour of the incumbent. Recent events on the continent have shown the tendency of incumbents to manipulate electoral processes so as to remain in power. This often leads to violent backlash from those who believe that they have been robbed of electoral victory. In some instances, the violence has spiralled out of control, requiring regional intervention. The African Union (AU) tends to resolve these disputes by resorting to power-sharing. However, power-sharing is inconsistent with the right to democracy which has emerged within the normative framework of the AU. This article argues that post-electoral power-sharing is at odds with the right to democracy. Consequently, in the resolution of post-electoral disputes, significant consideration should be given to the right to democracy and the power-sharing option should recei... |
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