Political corruption seems to be a major reason for the difficulty presented when trying to maintain a stable democratic government. In Madagascar and Nigeria, corrupt officials from the new government and in some instances have played a role in "dilemmas and contradictions that plague the current democratic dispensation" . In 1993 Albert Zafy was elected president of Madagascar. Since the election it appears as though there has been a sudden rise

Another main reason for the difficulty of maintaining democracy in sub-Saharan Africa is voting. In a majority of cases in Madagascar, voters vote claim to do so because the government tells them to of they feel it's their obligation to vote, rather than the fact that its their personal right of because they feel they can make a change in something. Voting for candidates is sometimes completely random and comes down to which ballot has the most appealing color or whichever is on top. Voting for a certain candidate may also come down to the candidates contributions to the community. In some cases the candidate will travel through villages handing out money, toys and other goods which have a common use. Voting Is also dying out due to the lack of informed voters in rural areas. Rural inhabitants may receive information across the most broad form of communication, the radio, however many of the dialects are not understood and proper information may not be properly transmitted or sent out to voters. In many of these situations rural voters do know what they want. Howeve

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