Ethics in electoral democracies : a critical reflection on Lesotho’s 2022 elections

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dc.contributor.author Mofuoa, Khali
dc.date.accessioned 2024-08-07T11:34:01Z
dc.date.available 2024-08-07T11:34:01Z
dc.date.issued 2023-06
dc.description.abstract This study is a critical reflection on how the positive impact of ethics in Lesotho’s political elections and democracy could be amplified for lasting peace and political stability. It is based on secondary data from available literature against the background of Lesotho’s existing, mixed-member proportional (MMP) electoral system. The MMP system has given birth to the political phenomenon of inconclusive electoral results and unstable coalition governments in recent years. This political phenomenon emanates from intra- and inter-party conflicts, which often led to undesirable and premature dissolutions of parliament and snap elections. Here, ethics should be understood as an essential component of a healthy process in electoral democracy and a practice necessary for arresting the enduring political instability in Lesotho. en_US
dc.description.department Philosophy en_US
dc.description.librarian eo2024 en_US
dc.description.sdg SDG-16:Peace,justice and strong institutions en_US
dc.description.uri http://www.eisa.org.za/EISA/publications/jae.htm en_US
dc.identifier.citation Mofuoa, K, 2023, 'Ethics in electoral democracies : a critical reflection on Lesotho’s 2022 elections', Journal of African Elections, vol. 22, no. 1, pp. 101-120. DOI:10.20940/JAE/2023/v22i1a6. en_US
dc.identifier.issn 1609-4700
dc.identifier.other 10.20940/JAE/2023/v22i1a6
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/97493
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Electoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy in Africa en_US
dc.rights © EISA. Article is published under a Creative Commons licence CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. en_US
dc.subject Lesotho en_US
dc.subject Ethics en_US
dc.subject Elections en_US
dc.subject Democracy en_US
dc.subject Electoral democracies en_US
dc.subject SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions en_US
dc.title Ethics in electoral democracies : a critical reflection on Lesotho’s 2022 elections en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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