The challenge posed by AIDS to socioeconomic development has been
widely researched and acknowledged, but the threat to politics has
been less understood. This study demonstrates a number of
far-reaching political implications of the pandemic: The
First-Past-the-Post electoral system is being rendered economically
unsustainable as deaths mount among relatively young elected
leaders. Multiple by-elections to replace leaders carry political
and economic costs. The loss of elected representatives often
leaves districts without representation for long periods and
distorts power relations in national parliaments. AIDS is used as a
political weapon in the electoral arena; candidates perceived to be
ill have been maligned and parties are reluctant to put forward
candidates who are or appear to be HIV-positive. It is noted that
not a single elected representative is on record as having
contracted HIV, which contradicts mortality statistics presented in
the book and unveils the extent of stigma amongst the political
elite. Registered voter populations, particularly in the 30-49 age
range, have been dying in unusually large numbers. People living
with HIV/AIDS and their care-givers in rural areas face
difficulties in voting due to illness, care-giving demands,
logistics and stigma and discrimination. There are many deaths
among teachers and policemen/women in particular, who are normally
deployed as part-time support staff during elections, diminishing
available skills and experience for managing elections.
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