Tag: elections
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SA’s mayoral churn: 3+ mayors in 3 years for these 15 municipalities
Although coalitions may be relatively new at a national level, local municipalities are all too familiar with the idea of power sharing. Almost one-third of South Africa’s municipalities had no party with an outright majority after the 2021 local government elections so were run by coalition agreements. Of the 213 local municipalities and metros, 71 had…
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Three things to know about Zimbabwe’s presidential election
Zimbabwe heads to the polls on 23 August to elect its president, members of parliament and local councillors. It’s the country’s 8th election since 1990
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How to make a Zimbabwean elections map
In the latest in our series on creating African election maps, we explain how to find data on Zimbabwean elections and how to map it.
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Three things to know about Nigeria’s presidential elections
40% of the registered voters are between 18 and 34. Only five of the presidential candidates are under 50 years old.
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With Kenyatta’s time in office coming to an end, how do Kenya’s elections work?
And how many voters have voted in the elections since 2002?
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Two-thirds of by-elections since November 2021 were because a councillor died
Seven months after the local government elections, there have been quite a few changes.