Tough challenges ahead of Africa’s 2024 elections
Saturday, January 27, 2024 | 40 Views |
Two-thirds of these elections are packed into the last quarter of the year. A series of elections in southern Africa, where a single party has long dominated, may see their first transition of power while others may lose their legislative majorities.
This potentially reflects a healthy maturation of multi-partyism while incentivising innovation in these contexts.
The BDP as a party known to have ample resources has always held its primaries well in time, but this time around that was not the case. The first leg of the primaries was held last weekend, with the final leg being billed for the coming weekend. This time around, the BDP failed to shine in its primary elections. The elections were chaotic; most if not all polling stations didn't open at the specified time of 6am. Loyal BDP members braved the...