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Resumo
As eleições são uma forma segura de as pessoas na base expressarem a sua escolha de quem as deve liderar e descartar aqueles que sentem que não as servem bem. No entanto, as eleições perdem o seu significado quando alguns indivíduos em nome de representantes de partidos políticos usurpam o poder do povo para eleger líderes credíveis. Este foi um estudo qualitativo realizado para descrever os factores que afectam a credibilidade das eleições primárias utilizando um caso do círculo eleitoral do Zambeze Ocidental. A observação dos participantes foi um método de recolha de dados de onze informadores-chave. Foi utilizado um guia de observação e entrevista para a recolha de dados. Os dados foram registados em gravador sonny Mp3, câmara fotográfica de iphone e cadernos de notas. Foram feitas transcrições e identificados temas durante a análise. Os resultados mostram que geralmente as eleições primárias não refletiam a vontade do povo, uma vez que os resultados finais foram afectados por factores naturais e artificiais. Mais importante ainda, as eleições caracterizaram-se por falta de transparência, paternalismo, corrupção, falta de planeamento para os diferentes terrenos e interesses instalados por funcionários do partido em candidatos preferidos. Recomenda-se que os membros dos partidos comunitários sejam os autorizados a votar nos seus candidatos e não os representantes dos partidos a nível de ala, circunscrição eleitoral, distrito e província. As eleições primárias devem ser bem planejadas a fim de ganharem credibilidade no processo eleitoral.
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