What is the impact of access to political party finance – money that parties use to fund their campaign activities – on politics in Africa? While multiparty elections have become more regular in the developing world, many opposition parties are still failing to win elections. This paper argues that poor access to political finance weakens democratic consolidation and negatively impacts the participation of less-resourced candidates who are unable to self-fund. As a result, opposition parties are forced to rely on weak promises of aid from international donors and unreliable state funding. This in-depth analysis of political finance, based on extensive interviews with politicians and government officials in Zimbabwe, political documents, news reports and a review of court cases, reveals that uneven financing has weakened opposition parties and serves as an extra advantage for incumbents.

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资助非洲政党：津巴布韦案例

获得政党资金（政党用来资助其竞选活动的资金）对非洲政治有何影响？While multiparty elections have become more regular in the developing world, many opposition parties are still failing to win elections. 本文认为，难以获得政治资金会削弱民主巩固，并对无法自筹资金的资源较少的候选人的参与产生负面影响。结果，反对党被迫依赖国际捐助者的援助承诺和不可靠的国家资助。这种对政治金融的深入分析，基于对津巴布韦政界人士和政府官员的广泛采访、政治文件、新闻报道和对法庭案件的审查，