Sunday, January 11, 2009

Who would be the better choice for the parliament from our constituent?

I have been consulted many people from our constituent about who would be the better choice for the parliament this time around. I feel this is extremely fine question to ask ourselves and even exchange in our society. Hence, here are some of the factors that I feel you may consider before deciding your choice.

It is evident that the politics does involve money and it has big tendency towards money. In the light of current of situation in the Maldives, I would say it is hard to find a parliament seat without a big sum of money. Public support and educational qualification alone will never be succeeded it but the truth is this is what it counts. So here are some of the factors you may consider before deciding your choice. Please note that your decision really counts reforming the nation both politically and economically.

· Political involvement and political attitude since the reform process began.
· Public services and social involvement and share in the society.
· Educational Qualifications & Personnel Background and track record in the recent years.
· Capabilities, faithfulness, trustworthiness are integral part.
· Policy papers and his/her manifesto and his vision on our society.

The above mentioned are few things you may think about when deciding your choice of candidate who are going to represent you and the others in the parliament. We must also make sure that the person is not working for the personnel gain and the income he could generate being a parliament member. In the same way, we should not consider a person who has bad track records in the past. That is the only way how we could analyse one’s own attitude.

It is a big shame for you and for us to sell your vote in the name of reform and democracy. Democracy means respecting equal values and rights among all. For that reason, please make sure that, you vote the person who has highest quality but not the person who has big money deals.

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