Founding Elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo: A Highly Fragmented Party System
In this paper we analyse the embryonic party system in the Democratic Republic of Congo as a result of the legislative and provincial elections. Although a strong electoral system (with small district magnitudes) was implemented, the party system fragmentation at national as well as at provincial level is very high. As illustrated in this paper, […]
Resolution and Transformation of Election Related Conflicts in Africa
Three fundamental points underpin the paradigm of electoral conflict resolution. First, resolving a particular electoral conflict does not imply that disputing parties will never resort to conflict. In Africa, political, economic, and social issues are deeply intertwined, a link which generates various forms of tensions and conflicts. The paradigm of conflict resolution, in this context, […]
Transitional Politics in the DRC: The Role of the Key Stakeholders
Very few observers, either inside or outside the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), thought that when Joseph Kabila took over from his slain father he would, within a few years, mobilise the Congolese in a negotiation process that would create the best chance for peace and democracy in the country’s history. Political negotiation, which began […]
La Guerre, la Paix et la Democratie au Congo
Quelle est la nature du conflit armé en République démocratique du Congo? S’agitil d’une guerre civile, comme les médias internationaux persistent et signent ou avons-nous affaire à une guerre d’agression extérieure, comme l’affirment les autorités de Kinshasa et les patriotes congolais? Indépendamment de la position qu’on prendrait vis-à-vis du régime instauré par Laurent-Désiré Kabila au […]
Problematique du Dénombrement et de L’identification Démographique Pre-Electoraux
Voici bientôt une décennie au cours de laquelle la RDC, s’active sans trop de bonheur, à travers ses forces vives, dans les démarches en vue d’implanter en son sein, une société démocratique véritablement pluraliste, plusieurs problèmes et considérations sous-tendant ces démarches dont ceux touchant les élections démocratiques perçues comme meilleure méthode de conquête de pouvoir. […]