Why Zambia’s upcoming poll risks tipping the balance against democracy – Newstime Africa - News Summed Up

Why Zambia’s upcoming poll risks tipping the balance against democracy – Newstime Africa


One of the main ones is about the quality of the voters’ roll. The electoral commission decided in 2020 to scrap the voters’ roll that had been in use for over a decade. The limited information available in the public domain suggests that the registration process has indeed been skewed towards regions that vote for the ruling party. Senior members of the ruling party have increasingly made disparaging remarks against citizens from those regions. In the wake of this, the ruling party introduced a new Cyber Security and Cyber Crime law.


Source: The North Africa Journal May 08, 2021 18:40 UTC



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