The 2013 Election in Zimbabwe: The end of an era
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Date
2013
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Routledge Taylor Francis Group
Abstract
The July 31st 2013 Elections in Zimbabwe ushered in a renewed period of political
domination by ZANU(PF) and its President, Robert Mugabe. This election followed five years
of a SADC- facilitated Global Political Agreement (GPA), which was put into place after a
contested presidential run-off election in June 2008. The recent elections, which once again
established ZANU(PF)’s mastery over the country’s political domain, were passed as free
and peaceful by SADC and the African Union but contested by both Movement for
Democratic Change parties and the western countries.While there were clear problems in the
process leading to the election, it is also apparent that this was not the only factor that
determined ZANU(PF)’S ‘victory’. This article provides an analysis of the multiple factors
that contributed to the current conjuncture including the different party strategies under
the GPA, changes in Zimbabwe’s political economy and interventions at regional and
international levels.
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Zimbabwe, Elections, Political agreement, ZANU(PF)
Citation
Raftopoulos, B. (2013). The 2013 Elections in Zimbabwe: The End of an Era. Journal of Southern African Studies, 39 (4): 971-988