Analyzing the causes of factionalism in political parties in Zimbabwe

The 21st Century political arena has seen the rise of factionalism in Zimbabwean politics disturbing almost all the political parties in the land, with this phenomenon becoming a topical issue in the media and in political debates. It is therefore the aim of this analytical study to unveil the major causes of factionalism in Zimbabwean political parties with a case study of the two major dominant political parties the ZANU PF and MDC from 2005 to 2015 where these issues started to record a rise and to take an overwhelming interesting direction. The researcher made extensive use of available literature based on newspapers, reports, journals, books and various online articles covering this area of study, which has been backed by field research conducted from the headquarters of these political parties under study in order to achieve unbiased results and authenticate the responding sources. The study has traced the historical development of factionalism and exposed theories of Madison, Harmel, Plato and Hobbes.

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El Sr. Ronald Takunda Mare es actualmente titular de una licenciatura en Ciencias Políticas y Gestión Pública. Avanza profesionalmente como analista político y ofrece consejos prácticos sobre todas las cuestiones que se ven afectadas directa o indirectamente por el juego de la política.