Beyond the Uhuru Kenyatta versus Raila Odinga framing of the presidential election, this period has ultimately been one of intense and varied debate on the kind of democracy and peace Kenyans want.
Tag: elections
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Given its central position in IGAD and the EAC as well as at the African Union Kenya’s electoral approach will have a significant bearing on ongoing efforts by the African Union and the United Nations to strengthen peace and security in the East African region.
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The ongoing electoral challenges come as a majority of Kenyan voters maintain a distinct belief in the vote as the ultimate mechanism of constituting government.
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No matter who wins, it is likely that the candidates will challenge the results of what analysts are already calling the most expensive election in Africa.
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Socially and culturally, Beijing seeks more discursive power and a higher degree of allegiance from the Hong Kong community.
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Both Burundi and The Gambia offer a chance to connect prevention to elections in particular, and to adapt new thinking around the role of prevention to build up democratic institutions and permit smooth, legitimate transfers of power.
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The conclusion for those concerned about the rise of populism is to focus less on the threat of populist parties taking power and more on populists taking over mainstream parties or pushing their policies in a populist direction.
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In some circles, Islam has been perceived as a challenge to core French values, echoing some of the concerns voiced at the height of the imperial period.
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Wilders promises a Dutch exit from the European Union, the closure of all mosques in the country, a ban on the Koran, and closed borders for refugees and immigrants from Islamic countries.
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Hassan Rouhani’s four years in power have made the Ahmadinejad years a distant memory, but the moderate gains of the past few years can be reversed easily.
