Upcoming Elections
Madagascar Parliamentary – May 27, 2019
Foreign Brief: “The east African island nation of Madagascar holds elections for its 151-member National Assembly today. The elections come as over half of Madagascan MPs are suspected of corruption.”
Le Monde (article in French): “The stakes are high for Andry Rajoelina in the legislative elections in Madagascar, which take place this Monday, May 27. The president, elected five months ago, must establish a majority that will allow him to govern without significant obstacles over the next five years.”
AFP: “Madagascar holds parliamentary elections Monday in what is being seen as the latest round of a bitter feud between President Andry Rajoelina and his longstanding rival Marc Ravalomanana.”
Mauritania Presidential – June 22, 2019
Robbie Corey-Boulet, World Politics Review: “Ahead of Mauritania’s Election, Activists Hope for ‘Light at the End of the Tunnel’”
RFI (article in French): “[Opposition candidate and anti-slavery activist] Biram Dah Abeid worried about absence of foreign observers”
Botswana Parliamentary – October 2019
Reuters: “Former Botswana President Ian Khama quit the ruling party on Saturday as a policy feud with his hand-picked successor deepened, threatening to split the party that has ruled the country since independence in 1966.”
Bloomberg: “Khama and Masisi have clashed publicly since the latter took office last April, beginning with a dispute over entitlements for the former president and extending to Khama’s displeasure with his successor’s reversal of his key policies. Masisi reduced alcohol taxes, lifted the elephant hunting ban and adopted the One-China policy.”
Tanzania Presidential, Parliamentary, Local – October 2020
Jonathan W. Rozen, The Atlantic: “Tanzania Was East Africa’s Strongest Democracy. Then Came ‘The Bulldozer.’ Tanzania’s president has put fighting corruption at the center of his agenda. But is it worth the suppression of civil liberties?”
Seychelles Presidential – December 2020 (expected)
AFP: “Seychelles President Danny Faure on Monday announced that he would seek re-election in presidential polls in 2020….The 57-year-old took office in 2016 after his predecessor quit following a crushing defeat in legislative elections for the party which had been in power for four-decades.”
Past Elections
Malawi Tripartite (Presidential, Legislative, Local) – May 21, 2019
BBC: “Malawi’s President Peter Mutharika has been narrowly elected to a second term in office with 38.5% of the vote. The incumbent leader, 78, had faced stiff competition in the 21 May election, including from his deputy.”
Quartz: “Malawi’s president Peter Mutharika has been declared the winner in a close election which ended up in court after the opposition claimed there have been incidents of vote manipulation.”
Voice of America: “Foreign observers of Malawi’s presidential, parliamentary and local elections issued a preliminary assessment Thursday, saying that although the process was peaceful, it lacked a level playing field.”
Quartz: “Malawi has joined the list of African states that have experienced disrupted internet during crucial election periods. As results from Tuesday’s (May 21) general election trickled in, numerous internet providers in the southeastern African state experienced service interruptions that lasted for up to six hours.”
Africa This Week – May 27, 2019
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Madagascar Parliamentary - May 27, 2019
Foreign Brief: “The east African island nation of Madagascar holds elections for its 151-member National Assembly today. The elections come as over half of Madagascan MPs are suspected of corruption.”
Le Monde (article in French): “The stakes are high for Andry Rajoelina in the legislative elections in Madagascar, which take place this Monday, May 27. The president, elected five months ago, must establish a majority that will allow him to govern without significant obstacles over the next five years.”
AFP: “Madagascar holds parliamentary elections Monday in what is being seen as the latest round of a bitter feud between President Andry Rajoelina and his longstanding rival Marc Ravalomanana.”
Mauritania Presidential - June 22, 2019
Robbie Corey-Boulet, World Politics Review: “Ahead of Mauritania’s Election, Activists Hope for ‘Light at the End of the Tunnel’”
RFI (article in French): “[Opposition candidate and anti-slavery activist] Biram Dah Abeid worried about absence of foreign observers”
Botswana Parliamentary - October 2019
Reuters: “Former Botswana President Ian Khama quit the ruling party on Saturday as a policy feud with his hand-picked successor deepened, threatening to split the party that has ruled the country since independence in 1966.”
Bloomberg: “Khama and Masisi have clashed publicly since the latter took office last April, beginning with a dispute over entitlements for the former president and extending to Khama’s displeasure with his successor’s reversal of his key policies. Masisi reduced alcohol taxes, lifted the elephant hunting ban and adopted the One-China policy.”
Tanzania Presidential, Parliamentary, Local - October 2020
Jonathan W. Rozen, The Atlantic: “Tanzania Was East Africa’s Strongest Democracy. Then Came ‘The Bulldozer.’ Tanzania’s president has put fighting corruption at the center of his agenda. But is it worth the suppression of civil liberties?”
Seychelles Presidential - December 2020 (expected)
AFP: “Seychelles President Danny Faure on Monday announced that he would seek re-election in presidential polls in 2020….The 57-year-old took office in 2016 after his predecessor quit following a crushing defeat in legislative elections for the party which had been in power for four-decades.”
Malawi Tripartite (Presidential, Legislative, Local) - May 21, 2019
BBC: “Malawi’s President Peter Mutharika has been narrowly elected to a second term in office with 38.5% of the vote. The incumbent leader, 78, had faced stiff competition in the 21 May election, including from his deputy.”
Quartz: “Malawi’s president Peter Mutharika has been declared the winner in a close election which ended up in court after the opposition claimed there have been incidents of vote manipulation.”
Voice of America: “Foreign observers of Malawi’s presidential, parliamentary and local elections issued a preliminary assessment Thursday, saying that although the process was peaceful, it lacked a level playing field.”
Quartz: “Malawi has joined the list of African states that have experienced disrupted internet during crucial election periods. As results from Tuesday’s (May 21) general election trickled in, numerous internet providers in the southeastern African state experienced service interruptions that lasted for up to six hours.”
Upcoming Elections
Madagascar Parliamentary – May 27, 2019
Foreign Brief: “The east African island nation of Madagascar holds elections for its 151-member National Assembly today. The elections come as over half of Madagascan MPs are suspected of corruption.”
Le Monde (article in French): “The stakes are high for Andry Rajoelina in the legislative elections in Madagascar, which take place this Monday, May 27. The president, elected five months ago, must establish a majority that will allow him to govern without significant obstacles over the next five years.”
AFP: “Madagascar holds parliamentary elections Monday in what is being seen as the latest round of a bitter feud between President Andry Rajoelina and his longstanding rival Marc Ravalomanana.”
Mauritania Presidential – June 22, 2019
Robbie Corey-Boulet, World Politics Review: “Ahead of Mauritania’s Election, Activists Hope for ‘Light at the End of the Tunnel’”
RFI (article in French): “[Opposition candidate and anti-slavery activist] Biram Dah Abeid worried about absence of foreign observers”
Botswana Parliamentary – October 2019
Reuters: “Former Botswana President Ian Khama quit the ruling party on Saturday as a policy feud with his hand-picked successor deepened, threatening to split the party that has ruled the country since independence in 1966.”
Bloomberg: “Khama and Masisi have clashed publicly since the latter took office last April, beginning with a dispute over entitlements for the former president and extending to Khama’s displeasure with his successor’s reversal of his key policies. Masisi reduced alcohol taxes, lifted the elephant hunting ban and adopted the One-China policy.”
Tanzania Presidential, Parliamentary, Local – October 2020
Jonathan W. Rozen, The Atlantic: “Tanzania Was East Africa’s Strongest Democracy. Then Came ‘The Bulldozer.’ Tanzania’s president has put fighting corruption at the center of his agenda. But is it worth the suppression of civil liberties?”
Seychelles Presidential – December 2020 (expected)
AFP: “Seychelles President Danny Faure on Monday announced that he would seek re-election in presidential polls in 2020….The 57-year-old took office in 2016 after his predecessor quit following a crushing defeat in legislative elections for the party which had been in power for four-decades.”
Past Elections
Malawi Tripartite (Presidential, Legislative, Local) – May 21, 2019
BBC: “Malawi’s President Peter Mutharika has been narrowly elected to a second term in office with 38.5% of the vote. The incumbent leader, 78, had faced stiff competition in the 21 May election, including from his deputy.”
Quartz: “Malawi’s president Peter Mutharika has been declared the winner in a close election which ended up in court after the opposition claimed there have been incidents of vote manipulation.”
Voice of America: “Foreign observers of Malawi’s presidential, parliamentary and local elections issued a preliminary assessment Thursday, saying that although the process was peaceful, it lacked a level playing field.”
Quartz: “Malawi has joined the list of African states that have experienced disrupted internet during crucial election periods. As results from Tuesday’s (May 21) general election trickled in, numerous internet providers in the southeastern African state experienced service interruptions that lasted for up to six hours.”
Peter Mutharika. Photo credit: U.S. Department of State (public domain)
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