Party pluralism in Africa: experiences and future prospects

Abstract

African countries witnessed a process of democratic transition from the one-party system that prevailed in most of these countries since independence and during the Cold War phase to multi-party and peaceful political transformation through the mechanism of competitive elections since the nineties of the twentieth century, where the African continent witnessed since the mid-eighties successful experiences in deliberation Despite this, these measures did not lead to support for democratic transformation and the spread of stability in this continent, as this transformation still represents a new political phenomenon in the life of African countries that needs a long time to define its features and characteristics. The research concluded that the experience of democratic transition in the African continent witnessed stumbles and failures in many countries and successes in other countries. Of these factors and the associated patterns of transformation that reflect the African specificity that led to the democratic transition in order to face the crises “internal crises and those linked to state pressures.” What is encouraging about the success of the transition to party pluralism in Africa is the belief of the ruling elites that pluralism is the opportunity available to the possibility Peaceful transfer of power