African Journal of
Political Science and International Relations

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Pol. Sci. Int. Relat.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0832
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJPSIR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 405

Full Length Research Paper

The June 10 2015 by-elections: A Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front (ZANU PF) urban resurgence or a Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) win from the terraces?

Blessing Simura
  • Blessing Simura
  • 59 Chipinda Street, Rujeko, Marondera, Zimbabwe.
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  •  Received: 06 August 2015
  •  Accepted: 15 October 2015
  •  Published: 31 March 2016

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