Constitutions around Africa have been repeatedly tested on the issue of presidential term limits. We explore the four most recent cases of African presidents facing the end of their constitutionally mandated limit, all of which developed in Central Africa. Burundi, Rwanda, the Republic of Congo, and the Democratic Republic of Congo all adopted constitutions limiting presidential tenure to two terms; yet, in 2015, when these limits were approaching, none of the sitting presidents simply stood down. Our analysis focuses on the constitutional provisions meant to protect the two-term limit, the strategies employed by each of the four presidents, and the difficulty they faced in pursuing extended tenure. We find that constitutional provisions do...
All five francophone Africa presidential elections in Guinea, Côte d ’Ivoire, Togo (2020), Chad and ...
All five francophone Africa presidential elections in Guinea, Côte d ’Ivoire, Togo (2020), Chad and ...
All five francophone Africa presidential elections in Guinea, Côte d ’Ivoire, Togo (2020), Chad and ...
Why do some leaders respect constitutional provisions like presidential term limits, while others do...
Why do some leaders respect constitutional provisions like presidential term limits, while others do...
The Struggle over Presidential Term Limits in Africa : Introduction The Study of Term Limits in S...
In Africa, a seemingly growing number of attempts by presidents to overcome or abrogate term limits,...
African countries have been experiencing an increasing number of constitutional amendments, mainly a...
In Africa, a seemingly growing number of attempts by presidents to overcome or abrogate term limits,...
In Africa, a seemingly growing number of attempts by presidents to overcome or abrogate term limits,...
Today, the great majority of Africa and Latin American countries have presidential term limits inscr...
In Africa, a seemingly growing number of attempts by presidents to overcome or abrogate term limits,...
Studies on term limits in Africa have proliferated over the past two decades. This introduction to t...
The nomination of incumbent Pierre Nkurunziza to stand again for president in the 2015 national elec...
This Article focuses on the comparative dimension of a phenomenon that is already well known to U.S....
All five francophone Africa presidential elections in Guinea, Côte d ’Ivoire, Togo (2020), Chad and ...
All five francophone Africa presidential elections in Guinea, Côte d ’Ivoire, Togo (2020), Chad and ...
All five francophone Africa presidential elections in Guinea, Côte d ’Ivoire, Togo (2020), Chad and ...
Why do some leaders respect constitutional provisions like presidential term limits, while others do...
Why do some leaders respect constitutional provisions like presidential term limits, while others do...
The Struggle over Presidential Term Limits in Africa : Introduction The Study of Term Limits in S...
In Africa, a seemingly growing number of attempts by presidents to overcome or abrogate term limits,...
African countries have been experiencing an increasing number of constitutional amendments, mainly a...
In Africa, a seemingly growing number of attempts by presidents to overcome or abrogate term limits,...
In Africa, a seemingly growing number of attempts by presidents to overcome or abrogate term limits,...
Today, the great majority of Africa and Latin American countries have presidential term limits inscr...
In Africa, a seemingly growing number of attempts by presidents to overcome or abrogate term limits,...
Studies on term limits in Africa have proliferated over the past two decades. This introduction to t...
The nomination of incumbent Pierre Nkurunziza to stand again for president in the 2015 national elec...
This Article focuses on the comparative dimension of a phenomenon that is already well known to U.S....
All five francophone Africa presidential elections in Guinea, Côte d ’Ivoire, Togo (2020), Chad and ...
All five francophone Africa presidential elections in Guinea, Côte d ’Ivoire, Togo (2020), Chad and ...
All five francophone Africa presidential elections in Guinea, Côte d ’Ivoire, Togo (2020), Chad and ...