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electoral campaigns  

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  • Electoral campaigns are the means by which political parties, alliances, coalitions, and candidates convey their policies and election programs to the electorate in an election contest. Electoral campaigns are essential in a democratic society that holds national and local elections on a periodic basis. [Source: International Encyclopedia of Political Science; Electoral Campaigns]

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