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Why 2022 campaigns lack the vigour of past electoral contests

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Campaigns for this year's General Election, which is now only 10 days away, have been anything but low key and devoid of the sparks that characterised previous contests for power.

While the presidential race has dominated the political space, it cannot be compared to elections held in the country since 1992, when the first poll after the reintroduction of multi-party democracy was staged.

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