Theory question 108
Democracy and ElectionsSection C: Governmental System and Processes
(a) Name five alternative strategies desperate politicians are likely to use to win elections.
(b) Explain five effective measures that could be taken to checkmate desperate politicians from winning elections at all cost.
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(a) Any five: vote buying; ballot box snatching/stuffing; use of thugs and violence; bribing electoral officials; falsifying results; intimidating voters; using security agents; godfatherism; fake news/propaganda.
(b) Any five, explained: independent and well-funded INEC; electronic voting/result transmission; strict prosecution of electoral offenders (electoral offences commission); voter education against vote selling; neutral security agencies; independent judiciary for petitions; election monitoring by observers and media.
Strategies in (a); counter-measures in (b).