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2009 General Elections

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journal of african elections vol14 number 1 transparent democratic governance in africa

The Democratic Alliance and the role of Opposition Parties in South Africa

In the 2014 election the Democratic Alliance (DA) strengthened its electoral support nationally as well as in the Western Cape province, where it governs. It gained over a million new national votes, increasing its total from 2945 829 in 2009 to 4 091 548 in 2014. It also unseated the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) as […]

journal of african elections vol9 number 2 transparent democratic governance in africa

Party support and Voter Behaviour in the Western Cape: Trends and Patterns Since 1994

Since 1994 election outcomes in the Western Cape have been examined through analyses of the ‘coloured vote’. These explanations, which are premised on the racially based motivations of voters, feed into the choices, rhetoric and behaviour of political parties. Besides inadvertently providing justification for racially inflammatory campaign strategies they allow parties to neglect their duty […]

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