Last Saturday’s presidential and legislative elections were defined by four issues: election day operational challenges and the use of technology, violence and voter suppression, voter behaviour and the influence of money, and online falsehoods, the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) said in a report on Tuesday.
The four issues “shaped the process, and provide some initial reflections on emerging trends from the voting so far”, the think thank said while making recommendations for “improving future processes in the short, medium and long time.”
It said INEC’s new electoral technology appears to have struggled to meet expectations and improve transparency in the results collation process in particular, whilst the digital landscape continues to amplify existing tensions, with narratives that play up identities and party affiliations and question INECs performance and credibility.
CDD added that INEC’s election day performance was not seamless, leading…
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