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<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe major advantage of this electoral reform would be a more manageable political scene, one which would promote the culture of more accountable and disciplined political parties and a foil for the cult of personality that has led to local strongmen to create their “parties of one.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The major flaw is that it would favor well-resourced parties that can afford to spend millions campaigning across the country––an ability that in the Congo often comes with access to state funds. It would also eliminate the ability of small ethnic minorities to feel represented, although that has not necessarily happened with the current electoral law, either.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In any case, it would bring about a huge reshuffle of the Congolese political deck. Hundreds of national and provincial MPs would have to join one of the major political parties or face political oblivion.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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