The 1990 Zimbabwe elections: a post-mortem

The recent presidential and general elections held in Zimbabwe saw a bitterly contested struggle between the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) and the Zimbabwe Unity Movement (ZUM). This article reviews the election manifestos and electioneering practices of each side against...

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Published in:Review of African political economy 1990-09, Vol.17 (48), p.92-99
Main Author: Sachikonye, Lloyd
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Briefings
ELECTION
Marxian economics
Opposition parties
Peasant class
Political campaigns
Political candidates
Political elections
Political parties
Presidential elections
Single party states
Voting
ZIMBABWE
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Summary:The recent presidential and general elections held in Zimbabwe saw a bitterly contested struggle between the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) and the Zimbabwe Unity Movement (ZUM). This article reviews the election manifestos and electioneering practices of each side against the background of Zimbabwe's post-independence development and its class/ethnic relations. It considers the question of whether ZANU-PF's victory by a huge majority makes Zimbabwe de facto a one-party state.
ISSN:0305-6244
1740-1720
DOI:10.1080/03056249008703864