It would have been disastrous for Zambia if we had gone multi-party because these parties would have been used by those opposed to Zambia's participation in the freedom struggle.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Remember that a civilized nation cannot just have one party; if there were only one party, this would merely be a dictatorship. Politics could not advance.
Western-style multi-party democracy is possible but not suitable for Africa.
Almost every country in Africa has now instituted multi-party democracy.
Mozambique and Zimbabwe must bring into being a new force in Malawi. We must not allow South Africa to set the course in Malawi... The victory is being planned... It demands cold-bloodedness.
I'm trying to tell you that there's a new wave on the continent. A new wave of openness and democratization in which, since 2000, more than two-thirds of African countries have had multi-party democratic elections. Not all of them have been perfect, or will be, but the trend is very clear.
I have to try and uplift the standard of living for the people in Zambia. If I cannot do that, I will have failed.
Africa, and Zambia in particular, drifted away from the West for a long time, and we have to reconcile.
I've never understood multi-party democracy. It's hard enough with two parties.
I don't think we will ever go the way of Zimbabwe, but people are concerned.
All these years, they've been giving lip service to saying that we are a party that is inclusive instead of exclusive. We've said the Democratic Party has a great big umbrella, and everybody can be comfortable under that umbrella. If they didn't mean it, then it ought to be pulled apart.
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