ISBN: 978-80-244-6752-8 | ISBN online: 978-80-244-6753-5 | DOI: 10.5507/pf.26.24467528

Politické a právní aspekty prezidentského ústavního a volebního inženýrství v Africe v komparativní perspektivě

Vlastimil Fiala


The publication examines the modern phenomenon of presidential constitutional and electoral manipulation in sub-Saharan African countries between 1990 and 2024. The author defines a new classification system for understanding the various forms of presidential constitutional and electoral manipulation, focusing on the efforts of political elites to manipulate election results in order to maintain power, and highlighting how they deviate from the democratic norms observed in more established democracies. The two basic types (a) manipulation of presidential terms and succession (changing the length of the presidential term, changing the number of terms, and completely eliminating terms) and (b) changing presidential election rules (personal discrimination, general discrimination, and changing to FPTP) are then documented in specific cases of African countries. The publication contains selected case studies (Zambia, Namibia, Senegal, Rwanda, and Benin).

1. edition, Published: 2026, online: 2026, publisher: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, Křížkovského 8, 771 47 Olomouc



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