@Brad_Cibane : "A study of 204 African presidents between 1960 and 2004 found that: of the 204 presidents, more than half were overthrown. Only 25 presidents retired from office voluntarily. More importantly, 17 of the 25 voluntary retirements took place since 1990. Yoweri Museveni once declared that ‘no African head of a state should in power for more than 10 years.’ Museveni explained in his book that the longer a president is in office, the harder it is to remove him democratically. Ironically, Museveni has been president of Uganda for 27 years. However, Museveni’s hypothesis stands. Perpetual presidencies erode the system of majoritarian democracy. The length of time spent by an incumbent in office gives him the clout to consolidate his position and to de-evolve a democratic state into a pseudo-monarchy (if not an outright dictatorship). It creates a patronage network in which successors are handpicked rather than elected into office democratically."
Posted on: Thu, 20 Jun 2013 14:46:16 +0000
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