Democracy and Good Political Governance

This section of the questionnaire addresses the main objective of the APRM, which is the promotion of democracy and good political governance as a basis for the reduction of poverty and the attainment of sustainable development.

First, it addresses issues such as the reduction of intra- and inter-state conflicts, rule of law, the promotion of a wide variety of rights, issues around the separation of powers.

Second, it looks at the institutions of representative and touches on the procedures that are designed to ensure continuous accountability of officials, elected and non-elected, to the public.

Third, it seeks to assess the vibrancy of civil society in the country (i.e. South Africa), for example, it looks at the involvement of marginalized groups in the political system; what measures are in place to ensure that everybody participate in the political system.

In the questionnaire progress toward achieving these objectives will be measured by measuring compliance with a number of internationally recognized codes and standards approved by counties in the APRM.