Add to ORKGThe 2009 South African elections were somewhat different in terms of the positioning of the ruling party and the nature of the opposition. Against this background the meaning and implications (democratic meaningfulness) of the elections in the provincial context are considered. Firstly the outcome of the elections is placed in the context of the continuing uncertainty of the provincial sphere of government as part of the structure of the state and secondly the elections results are interpreted in terms of what is labelled parties of significance. The article demonstrates that from a historical perspective the importance of government has opened up the debate on the future of the provinces. Even the limited substantial choice of polit...
Dominant party tendencies exist either when a single party enjoys monopoly of power through the excl...
South Africans voted in their country's fourth democratic general election on 22 April 2009. The Afr...
Summary • The ANC remains dominant in elections, despite the unpopularity of its leadership, massive...
It is undeniable that the electoral dominance of the ANC has been steadily increasing since 1994 at ...
This article is concerned with the configuration of provincial and local government in South Africa ...
As a competition for both popular support and political office, Election 2004 deepened the dominant...
This article analyses voting behaviour in the South African election of 2009 and draws conclusions r...
Local government elections are notorious for low voter turnout, but the May 2011 elections in South...
In politics, the assumptions is that voter rationally, choose parties that best represent their inte...
The 2009 elections are likely to draw in a new segment of voters, and produce an outcome that may co...
Bibliography: leaves 135-138.The degree of centralisation and monopolisation of power by the African...
Political parties and the party system that underpins South Africa's democracy have the potential to...
This article analyses voting behaviour in the South African election of 2009 and draws conclusions r...
This article analyses voting behaviour in the South African election of 2009 and draws conclusions r...
South Africa has achieved political democracy but the big challenge still lies ahead of us. The rout...
Dominant party tendencies exist either when a single party enjoys monopoly of power through the excl...
South Africans voted in their country's fourth democratic general election on 22 April 2009. The Afr...
Summary • The ANC remains dominant in elections, despite the unpopularity of its leadership, massive...
It is undeniable that the electoral dominance of the ANC has been steadily increasing since 1994 at ...
This article is concerned with the configuration of provincial and local government in South Africa ...
As a competition for both popular support and political office, Election 2004 deepened the dominant...
This article analyses voting behaviour in the South African election of 2009 and draws conclusions r...
Local government elections are notorious for low voter turnout, but the May 2011 elections in South...
In politics, the assumptions is that voter rationally, choose parties that best represent their inte...
The 2009 elections are likely to draw in a new segment of voters, and produce an outcome that may co...
Bibliography: leaves 135-138.The degree of centralisation and monopolisation of power by the African...
Political parties and the party system that underpins South Africa's democracy have the potential to...
This article analyses voting behaviour in the South African election of 2009 and draws conclusions r...
This article analyses voting behaviour in the South African election of 2009 and draws conclusions r...
South Africa has achieved political democracy but the big challenge still lies ahead of us. The rout...
Dominant party tendencies exist either when a single party enjoys monopoly of power through the excl...
South Africans voted in their country's fourth democratic general election on 22 April 2009. The Afr...
Summary • The ANC remains dominant in elections, despite the unpopularity of its leadership, massive...