Saturday 18 October 2014

As Mozambique elections are declared 'free and fair'. We ask 'are African elections ever free and fair?

Amid opposition of the out come of the recent elections held in Mozambique, the election observers from southern African states declared Mozambique's general elections generally "free, fair, and credible" on Friday, South African foreign minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane told a news conference.
Regional grouping SADC gave the positive assessment of the presidential and legislative elections held on Wednesday as the main opposition party Renamo denounced alleged fraud and intimidation at the polls in the former Portuguese colony.

The question is - are African elections ever free and fair? If so, on what criteria can we base this judgement?

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