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Political party financing and accountability in Africa: The case of Malawi, South Africa, Tanzania and Zambia

Presentation Outline . Political parties definedRecap on the role of parties. Political party financing and accountabilityThe legal framework-A regional overviewThe case of Malawi RevisitedOpen questions. Restating the obvious: Democracy and political parties . Representative democracy need

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Political party financing and accountability in Africa: The case of Malawi, South Africa, Tanzania and Zambia

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    1. Political party financing and accountability in Africa: The case of Malawi, South Africa, Tanzania and Zambia Prepared and presented by Augustine T. Magolowondo, PhD EISA-IPI Post-Elections Review Workshop: Performance of Political Parties in the 2009 Elections. Examining the weakening of party system in Malawi Malawi Sun Hotel, Blantyre, 13-14 August 2009.

    2. Presentation Outline Political parties defined Recap on the role of parties. Political party financing and accountability The legal framework-A regional overview The case of Malawi Revisited Open questions

    3. Restating the obvious: Democracy and political parties Representative democracy needs intermediaries Political parties may not be the only ones but they are unique and indispensable in today�s democracy They are the main vehicle for political representation, the main mechanism for the organization of government and the channels for maintaining democratic accountability.

    4. Political parties: What are they? �organised groups that are formed with a sole purpose of contesting control over state power and government and directing a country�s development process in line with their own ideological orientations and their policy frameworks as defined in their manifestos.� Not everything that glitters therefore is gold!

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