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EXPLAINED: How the President of South Africa is elected

The election of a president is a pivotal moment in a country’s democratic process, embodying the will of the people and shaping the nation’s political and socioeconomic trajectory. Understanding how a President is elected is crucial for participating in a country’s electoral process as voters, observers and interested parties.  Unlike…
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Senegalese Presidential Election 2024 – Lessons

Democracy thrives on a democratic culture evidenced through democratic values, institutions, processes and outcomes (practises) over time. In the Senegalese case, the role played by institutions became the litmus test for its democratic credentials. On the 24th of March 2024, Senegal went to the polls to elect a President from…
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BY-ELECTIONS MIDDAY STATEMENT(As of 12:00 pm Saturday 9 December …

INTRODUCTIONThe Election Resource Centre (ERC) is observing the 9 December 2023 by-elections that aroseas a result of recalls from Parliament in Bulawayo South, Cowdray Park, Lobengula-Magwegwe,Mpopoma-Mzilikazi, Nketa, Lupane East, Binga North and Beitbridge West Constituencies. Thefocus of the effort include observing the conduct of polling during the elections, establishingvoting trends…
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ERC CONDEMNS MURDER OF PASTOR TAPFUMANEYI MASAYA

STATEMENT: ERC CONDEMNS MURDER OF PASTOR TAPFUMANEYI MASAYA The Election Resource Centre- Africa (ERC) condemns the horrendous politically motivated murder of Pastor Tapfumanei Masaya who had been abducted while campaigning ahead of the Mabvuku-Tafara Constituency by-election scheduled for 9 December 2023. We join the Masaya family in mourning the deceased.…
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CALL FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST

Assignment Title: Facilitating the ERC Strategic Review Meeting CALL FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST Assignment Title: Facilitating the ERC Strategic Review Meeting Terms Of Reference The Election Resource Centre (ERC) will conduct a strategic review session in November 2023. The strategic review has been necessitated by the need for ERC to…
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Electoral Reforms: The Next Frontier for Newly Sworn-in MPs and S …

Electoral Reforms: The Next Frontier for Newly Sworn-in MPs and Senators. By Taona E. Mwanyisa, a democracy, governance, and elections consultant. He specializes in research, policy analysis,programme design and implementation, monitoring and evaluation, results-based management, coaching and management development, as well as institutional and capacity development. He possesses over seventeen…
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ERC and ZESN Statement on the Announcement of Election Results

ERC and ZESN Statement on the Announcement of Election Results 27August 2023 ___________________________________________________________________________________ Late in the evening on 26 August the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) announced the results of the Zimbabwe 2023 Harmonised Elections. As a result of the drastic lengths the Government of Zimbabwe took to prevent nonpartisan, independent…
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