Lesotho's 2015 Legislative Election: Providing or Undermining Stability?

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作者：

Banerjee, Vasabjit ^{[1
,2
]}

Rich, Timothy S. ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Mississippi State Univ, Polit Sci, Mississippi State, MS 39762 USA

[2] Univ Pretoria, Dept Sociol, Pretoria, South Africa

[3] Western Kentucky Univ, Polit Sci, Grise 300,1906 Coll Hts Blvd 11060, Bowling Green, KY 42101 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF ASIAN AND AFRICAN STUDIES | 2017年 / 52卷 / 05期

关键词：

Lesotho; mixed member system; political stability; electoral reform; district competition; ELECTORAL SYSTEMS; POLITICS;

D O I：

10.1177/0021909615599012

中图分类号：

K9 [地理];

学科分类号：

0705 ;

摘要：

C Political unrest in 2014 threatened Lesotho's newly found democratic stability. Observers focus on educating the public about the electoral system and encouraging pre-election coalition discussions. However, this analysis suggests that such remedies ignore the institutional influences of Lesotho's electoral system that undermine both public understanding and stability. Furthermore, a statistical analysis of district competition finds the 2015 elections to be largely consistent with previous elections, but that the percentage of rejected ballots correlates with a district victory for the largest party. Although this may simply be a statistical anomaly, the findings highlight structural challenges and reconsideration of electoral reforms.

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页码：586 / 597

页数：12

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