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Explaining `Minor' Party Nominations in Sub-Saharan Africa

The Cases of Ethiopia, Zambia and Malawi

University of North Texas, USA, John.Ishiyama{at}unt.edu

To what extent do parties in Africa behave in ways similar to parties in new democracies elsewhere in the world? I examine nominations by the `minor' opposition parties to the single member districts for the legislative elections in Ethiopia, Malawi and Zambia. Using binary logit analysis, I found that generally the number of candidates running in a contest and the use of an `electoral arithmetic' by the parties explains whether they chose to nominate a candidate in a particular electoral district. However, the social demographic characteristics of districts appear to have little impact on whether or not a party nominates a candidate.

Key Words: Ethiopia • Malawi • party nominations • political parties • Africa • Zambia

Journal of Asian and African Studies, Vol. 44, No. 3, 319-339 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/0021909609102901


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