Elections, The Electorate And Political Parties: Who Stands Where. and leading experts have concluded, using different scientific methods, that as many as 90 percent of Americans are still vulnerable to infection. Politics. Both of the major political parties have similar policies when it comes to Tiwai. Secondly, in countries in which a relatively large proportion of the population live in rural areas and are involved in farming, voters are primarily concerned with their regional interests and, therefore, tend to vote for regional parties. By Desmond Muchadei Sharukai and Tonderai Dombo. In election results , it becomes difficult to see how the relations between political parties reflect the interests of and value systems of the societies. Recent political developments in Zimbabwe have triggered debate on whether elections are indeed about the electorate or are more about the person being voted for, their party affiliation and the seat they are running for? In 2004, it was the largest political party, with 72 million registered voters. First, political parties do not have a wide base of support, but rather, tend to appeal to a wide variety of social groups (Özbudun 1987). It is however prudent to mention that Zimbabwe has a hybrid election system which basically has both First Past the Post (for national assembly) and Proportional Representation (for Senate and the Women’s Quota).
Political parties and elections play an important role in the analysis of politics in developing countries, particularly in the analysis of democratization, and specifically the consolidation of democratic political regimes. However, such illegitimate elections can also trigger mass protests that may even result in regime change, as seen in the cases of the Philippines, Georgia, Ukraine, and Kyrgyzstan. It is undoubtable that the decision to recall elected officials should be up to the voter and this right must be protected by the law. In an election who matters most, the voter, the candidate, the seat or the political party? on School Openings, Trump Deflects Questions About Taxes, but First Debate Has a New Issue. This is a reality that voters are not exposed to when it comes to elections, as the illusion that their voices will be heard in parliament and council is all they have to hold on to, yet in reality these are arenas of political party contestation. Failure to do so, those who would have voted them in should have the right to collectively recall this individual. In this way, political parties (party system) and elections are used as a measure of the consolidation of a society's democracy. In many cases, such countries established parliamentary governments directly after gaining independence from colonial powers or after the disintegration of the Soviet Union.