New Actors in the Game: The MDC–Alliance and Election Manipulation in Zimbabwe
Obert Hodzi
16 October 201812 Minute Read
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa casting his ballot in the 2018 election, the first to be held in Zimbabwe since the ousting of former head of state Robert Mugabe in November 2017. Courtesy of PA Images/Xinhua/Shaun Jusa
Traditional methods of rigging elections are falling out of favour in the eyes of leaders keen to have their authoritarian regimes validated at the ballot box. Aided by digital technologies, a loyal supporter base and a lucrative party identity and narrative, opposition parties like Zimbabwe’s MDC are taking their turn at manipulating the outcomes of elections, and forcing the hand of those who legitimise them
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