Na drodze do demokracji? : Zimbabwe przed wyborami 2018 r.

The military coup in the Republic of Zimbabwe in November 2017 r. ended almost four-decades-long Robert Mugabe's authoritarian rule, based on institutional, both in the political and economic spheres, hegemony of ZANU-PF. Permanently violating human rights and accusing the opposition parties of treason and conspiracy, Mugabe and his party have led Zimbabwe to the position of one of the most recognisable fragile states in the south of Africa. The takeover from Mugabe, which also crashed his wife Grace's political ambitions, made the military believe that replacing the dictator with a new president, Emmerson Mnangagwa, and establishing a new administration should rescue Zimbabwe from economic breakdown and national security uncertainty. Thus, the parliamentary and presidential elections scheduled for the summer of 2018 and the relations between the recently-established government and the main opposition force - MDC-T may decide soon whether democracy and economic prosperity could be a feasible prospect for Zimbabwe in the years to come.