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| SOUTH AFRICAN DEMOCRACY STATS: |
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Bertelsmann Transformation Index > Management Index 2006
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6.93 |
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[11th of 118]
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Bertelsmann Transformation Index > Status Index 2006
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7.98 |
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[18th of 119]
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Bertelsmann Transformation Index>Political Transformation
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8.7 |
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[15th of 119]
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Civil and political liberties
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5.5 |
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[33rd of 140]
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Electoral system
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party list |
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Electoral system type
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proportional |
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Female candidacy
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1,930 |
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[122nd of 161]
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Female ministers
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4.4% |
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[110th of 125]
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Female parliamentarians
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29.8% |
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[11th of 157]
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Female suffrage
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"1930 ,1994" |
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First female parliamentarian
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1933 (elected) |
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Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Laws against homosexuality
No, statutes still have age of consent higher at 19 (16 for heterosexuality), under review and yet to be repealed. |
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Parliamentary elections > Invalid votes
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1.5% |
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[78th of 110]
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Parliamentary elections > Registered voter turnout
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89.3% |
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[19th of 152]
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Parliamentary elections > Total vote
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16,228,500 |
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[22nd of 154]
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Parliamentary elections > Turnout
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63.9 |
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[59th of 117]
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Parliamentary elections > Voter registration
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18,177,000 |
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[28th of 152]
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Parliamentary elections > Voting age population
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25,411,600 |
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[25th of 163]
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Vote counting technology
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manual |
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SOURCES: Bertelsmann Transformation Index online, 2006; http://www.bertelsmann-transformation-index.de/fileadmin/pdf/BTI_2006_Ranking_GB.pdf; Freedom House, Freedom in the World 2000-2001, New York: Freedom House, 2001; No comment is being made on the state of democracy. Categorizations are based on the electoral law, or the last competitive election held; IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 1995. Women in Parliaments 1945-1995: A World Statistical Survey. Geneva and IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2001. Correspondence on year women received the right to vote and to stand for election and year first woman was elected or appointed to parliament. March. Geneva; IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2001. Correspondence on women in government at the ministerial level. March. Geneva; calculated on the basis of data on parliamentary seats from IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2002. Parline Database. March 2002; IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 1995. Women in Parliaments 1945-1995: A World Statistical Survey. Geneva and IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2001. Correspondence on year women received the right to vote and to stand for election and year first woman was elected or appointed to parliament. March. Geneva.; Wikipedia: Homosexuality laws of the world
; Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003; Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
South Africa, Republic of South Africa, rep. of s. africa, SAFRICA
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