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Title: | Service delivery and voting behaviour: a comparative overview of the 2004 general election and 2006 municipal elections in South Africa |
Author: | Steyn Kotze, J. |
Year: | 2006 |
Periodical: | Politeia: Journal for Political Science and Public Administration |
Volume: | 25 |
Issue: | 3 |
Pages: | 207-218 |
Language: | English |
Geographic term: | South Africa |
Subjects: | party programmes elections 2004 2006 |
Abstract: | Although racial rhetoric still features in electioneering, South African voters are more concerned with service delivery and the improvement of their lives. Service delivery has been a theme that the electorate stressed during both the 2004 and the 2006 general and municipal elections respectively. Political parties, however, are still capitalizing on race, thus engaging in what could be termed irresponsible electioneering. In order to consolidate democracy in South Africa, service delivery needs to be the primary focus of all parties involved. Political parties are alienating voters by continuing to focus on race during their campaigns. This is evident in the increasing levels of voter apathy and calls to boycott elections. The electorate is sending the message that service delivery is the issue, and not race. Bibliogr., notes, sum. [ASC Leiden abstract] |