Zunami!
Subtitle: the South African elections of 2009
By: edited by Roger Southall and John Daniel.
Contributors: Southall, Roger.; Daniel, John, 1944-
Publisher: Jacana Media
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Auckland Park, South Africa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 300
ISBN-13: 9781770097223
Subjects: South Africa. -- Parliament -- Elections, 2009; Elections -- South Africa; Voting -- South Africa; Elections -- South Africa -- Public opinion
Description: Analyzing the South African general elections of April 2009, the voting trends and results, this investigation also ponders the future prospects for South Africa. Those elections were the most momentous and important for a democratic Parliament since the miracleelections in 1994. Not only the recent elections bring Jacob Zuma to the presidency of the country but they threw up significant challenges to the ruling party from the breakaway Congress of the People, as well as from the Democratic Alliance, which won an outright majority in the Western Cape. This collection outlines the voting habits of the South African public as well as of the countrys voting mechanisms. Featuring prominent academic and political contributors, this compilation ensures that the analysis is a well-informed record of South Africa's fourth major democratic contest.
Notes: The South African general elections of April 2009 were the most momentous and important since the 'miracle' elections for a democratic parliament in 1994.  Not only did they bring Jacob Zuma to the presidency of the country but threw up significant challenges to the ruling party from the breakaway Congress of the People  (COPE), as well as from the Democratic Alliance (DA), which won an outright majority in the Western Cape.