The Presidential, Parliamentary and Local Elections in Malawi, May 2014
(2015) In Africa Spectrum 50(1). p.79-92- Abstract
- On 20 May 2014, Malawi arranged tripartite elections for president,
parliament and local councils. The elections were remarkable for
several reasons, seen from both an African and a Malawian perspective.
Despite an uneven electoral playing field, the elections were highly competitive,
ultimately leading to the country’s second turnover of power when
opposition challenger Peter Mutharika defeated the incumbent president,
Joyce Banda. The electoral results also show a return to regionalistic voting
patterns and a continuing weakening of political parties, as independent
candidates emerged as the largest group in parliament. Although the results
were generally... (More) - On 20 May 2014, Malawi arranged tripartite elections for president,
parliament and local councils. The elections were remarkable for
several reasons, seen from both an African and a Malawian perspective.
Despite an uneven electoral playing field, the elections were highly competitive,
ultimately leading to the country’s second turnover of power when
opposition challenger Peter Mutharika defeated the incumbent president,
Joyce Banda. The electoral results also show a return to regionalistic voting
patterns and a continuing weakening of political parties, as independent
candidates emerged as the largest group in parliament. Although the results
were generally credible, the election remains controversial. Several stakeholders
questioned the general integrity of the process, and significant
logistical problems on election day might have harmed public trust in the
electoral authorities. (Less)
Please use this url to cite or link to this publication:
https://lup.lub.lu.se/record/5465590
- author
- Patel, Nandini and Wahman, Michael LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2015
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Malawi, political systems, elections/voting, voting results
- in
- Africa Spectrum
- volume
- 50
- issue
- 1
- pages
- 79 - 92
- publisher
- GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies
- external identifiers
-
- scopus:84928044994
- ISSN
- 1868-6869
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- id
- bb96da32-5134-4bc0-89c4-32206f5575f1 (old id 5465590)
- date added to LUP
- 2016-04-01 10:41:16
- date last changed
- 2022-03-04 21:50:21
@article{bb96da32-5134-4bc0-89c4-32206f5575f1,
abstract = {{On 20 May 2014, Malawi arranged tripartite elections for president,<br/><br>
parliament and local councils. The elections were remarkable for<br/><br>
several reasons, seen from both an African and a Malawian perspective.<br/><br>
Despite an uneven electoral playing field, the elections were highly competitive,<br/><br>
ultimately leading to the country’s second turnover of power when<br/><br>
opposition challenger Peter Mutharika defeated the incumbent president,<br/><br>
Joyce Banda. The electoral results also show a return to regionalistic voting<br/><br>
patterns and a continuing weakening of political parties, as independent<br/><br>
candidates emerged as the largest group in parliament. Although the results<br/><br>
were generally credible, the election remains controversial. Several stakeholders<br/><br>
questioned the general integrity of the process, and significant<br/><br>
logistical problems on election day might have harmed public trust in the<br/><br>
electoral authorities.}},
author = {{Patel, Nandini and Wahman, Michael}},
issn = {{1868-6869}},
keywords = {{Malawi; political systems; elections/voting; voting results}},
language = {{eng}},
number = {{1}},
pages = {{79--92}},
publisher = {{GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies}},
series = {{Africa Spectrum}},
title = {{The Presidential, Parliamentary and Local Elections in Malawi, May 2014}},
url = {{https://lup.lub.lu.se/search/files/2053242/5465601.pdf}},
volume = {{50}},
year = {{2015}},
}