Political trust and electoral integrity: Zimbabwe's 2023 election crisis and its impact on trust and democracy

Show simple item record

dc.date.accessioned 2024-12-10T16:01:26Z
dc.date.available 2024-12-10T16:01:26Z
dc.date.issued 2024-11-13 en
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/23637
dc.description.abstract This article examines the trust crisis in relation Zimbabwe’s electoral processes, with a specific focus on the tumultuous 2023 elections. It identifies challenges such as biased electoral institutions, violence, media manipulation, and the politicisation of traditional leaders, which have fuelled the pervasive erosion of trust. Drawing parallels between various case studies, the article demonstrates the broader implications of this trust deficit on democratic governance. Zimbabwe’s 2023 elections serve as a case study highlighting issues such as the bias of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission, disregarded observer missions, a biased judiciary, security force partiality, and a skewed media environment. The article proposes comprehensive electoral reforms, looking into electoral oversight, civic education and media independence to rebuild trust and fortify Zimbabwe’s electoral integrity, while emphasising the broader implications for democracy and international relations. en
dc.format.medium Print en
dc.subject ELECTORAL SYSTEMS en
dc.subject ZIMBABWE en
dc.subject TRUST IN GOVERNMENT en
dc.title Political trust and electoral integrity: Zimbabwe's 2023 election crisis and its impact on trust and democracy en
dc.type Journal Article en
dc.Volume 53(3) en
dc.BudgetYear 2024/25 en
dc.ResearchGroup African Institute of South Africa en
dc.SourceTitle Africa Insight en
dc.ArchiveNumber 9814669 en
dc.PageNumber 24-50 en
dc.outputnumber 15326 en
dc.bibliographictitle Shayamunda, R.H. & Mashamaite, P.M. (2024) Political trust and electoral integrity: Zimbabwe's 2023 election crisis and its impact on trust and democracy. Africa Insight. 53(3):24-50. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/23637 en
dc.publicationyear 2024 en
dc.contributor.author1 Shayamunda, R.H. en
dc.contributor.author2 Mashamaite, P.M. en


Files in this item

Files Size Format View

There are no files associated with this item.

This item appears in the following Collection(s)

Show simple item record