The Role of Electoral Stakeholders in Eastern African Communities

The majority of Africans (60%) believe, according to an Afrobarometer (2005) survey, that democracy is preferable to all other forms of government. As argued by Holmquist and Ford (1992:97-110) self-appointed rulers are facing hard times all over Africa. Democracy is everywhere in the air and popular mobilization, though very uneven, is consequential. With little room for maneuver, several autocrats have fallen or pledged transitions to democracy.

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John Maphephe is PhD research student at Durban university of Technology in South Africa. He specializes in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). John has been working in ICT for over 17 years on both electoral and non-election specific projects, specializing in ICT project management, voter registration and auditing of ICT systems.