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Title: | Electoral Choice and Practice and the Democratic Process in Mozambique |
Author: | Baloi, Obede |
Year: | 2003 |
Periodical: | Journal of African Elections |
Volume: | 2 |
Issue: | 1 |
Period: | April |
Pages: | 63-70 |
Language: | English |
Geographic term: | Mozambique |
Subjects: | democracy electoral systems Politics and Government |
Abstract: | This paper reflects on how electoral models and practices influence the development of the democratic process in Mozambique. It approaches the issue of the choice of the electoral model and its practice from two distinct standpoints - the choice between representativeness and governability, and the possible or desired balance between political competition and popular political participation. In both cases the discussion bears in mind that the issue is not merely theoretical, but that it is a concrete reflection of the problems facing a democratizing country emerging from a destructive war that not only created deep rivalries between important groups in society but also destroyed the sense of trust and common purpose among the population. Bibliogr. [ASC Leiden abstract] |