Defying the winds of change: Zimbabwe's 2008 elections

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Title:	Defying the winds of change: Zimbabwe's 2008 elections
Editor:	Masunungure, Eldred V.
Year:	2009
Pages:	177
Language:	English
City of publisher:	Harare
Publisher:	Weaver Press
ISBN:	1779220863; 9781779220868
Geographic term:	Zimbabwe
Subjects:	elections 2008
Abstract:	After years of economic and social crisis, Zimbabweans went to the polls in March 2008 to vote for members of parliament, local government councillors and a president. The 'harmonized' March 2008 elections saw the ruling ZANU(PF) party lose its parliamentary majority for the first time since independence. This volume reviews the social and economic context of the election, public opinion on the election, its coverage in the media, its legitimacy, the role of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC), and the consequences of the decision to hold a presidential run-off three months later. The intervening period was marked by the worst violence the country had seen in twenty years. Attention is also paid to the role of civil society and regional and international reactions. Contributions by Simon Badza, Greg Linington, John Makumbe, Eldred V. Masunungure, Derek Matyszak, Andrew Moyse, Ethel Muchena, Anyway Chingwete Ndapwadza, and Eustinah Tarisayi. [ASC Leiden abstract]