Politics of Party Systems and Electoral Behaviour in South Africa: A Diagnosis

• Main Author: Toyin Cotties Adetiba
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Danubius University 2017-09-01
• Series: Acta Universitatis Danubius: Administratio
• Subjects: democracy; electoral system; elections; behavior; responsiveness
• Online Access: http://journals.univ-danubius.ro/index.php/administratio/article/view/4171/4350

In politics, the assumption is that voters rationally, choose parties that best represent their interest or policy preferences; particularly in a multiparty system. Characterized by one dominant party, South Africa‟s political environment is often heated up owing to the politics behind the party system thus casting doubt on its ability to maintain a sustainable political system. Using interpretive method, the paper concludes that South Africa‟s goal of national integration where justice, equity and the rule of law operate may be place on the slaughter slab of a few political actors, if the nitty-gritty of the country‟s democratic consolidation, is not address adequately in a holistic approach by the government and leaders of the respective political parties.