Every elections,politician anywhere and elsewhere around the world run for an elective post with a resolve to win.
Politician, however, know that winning in an election is a different thing than running in an elective post.
For one,in countries like the United States where an election is held regularly, it is the right of every citizen to run for an elective post.
Yet, while the right of an individual to run in an elective post is protected and revered in all democratic institutions, winning in an election is reserve only for those who deserve it.
On the other hand,in some countries "masquerading as democratic and free," running and winning in an election is an exercise of power, greed and avarice.
A classic example of how a democratic election is trampled, mocked and taken with disrespect is the election in the Philippines.
It is an irony that the Philippines, purportedly a democratic and the only Christian country in Southeast Asia, has an altered definition of an election.
In the Philippines, a regular election is held every three years for local government units while the Presidential election is held every six years.
No doubt,an election in the Philippines is merrier than Christmas! As a Christian country, the Philippines celebrate Christmas every 25th of December with pomposity and exaggeration.
During Christmas, firecrackers and pyrotechnics explode in all corners of the Philippine island. Every Filipino wears their sweetest smile of happiness
Like Christmas, election season in the Philippines also saw candidates hiring top actors and actresses to draw crowds during political rallies in their bid to catch public attention.
Like Christmas, firecrackers also explode in the Philippines during election period.
However, these firecrackers are not ordinary firecrackers since they go out of the barrel of guns killing political nemesis and avid supporters.
Election related killings in the Philippines is internationally known that, at one time, the United States expressed alarmed of its escalation.
Aside from "election related" violence, elections in the Philippines is synonym to vote buying and massive electoral fraud.
Even President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo was implicated in an alleged widespread electoral fraud to ensure her election to the Presidency in the 2004 Presidential elections.
Political analysts consented that the political instability in the Philippines could be related to accusations that Arroyo "cheated" to assure her of the Presidency.
Massive vote-buying is also rampant in the Philippines. Politicians usually allocate a minimum of 20.00 Philippine peso for every voter in rural areas in the Philippines.
In the Philippines urban centers, the price of every voter may range from 300.00 Philippine peso to 500.00 Php or more.
No doubt, a corrupt but moneyed politician in the Philippines have great chances of winning compared to the brightest but penniless candidate.
Indeed, in a country where more than 80 per cent of its 80 million people lived in abject poverty, unscrupulous politicians normally succeed using their money, guns and goons to win votes from desperate electorates.
Thus, it is not unusual in the Philippines for undeserving public officials to be elected into office and subsequently rule over a mob of paid electorates.###
Politician, however, know that winning in an election is a different thing than running in an elective post.
For one,in countries like the United States where an election is held regularly, it is the right of every citizen to run for an elective post.
Yet, while the right of an individual to run in an elective post is protected and revered in all democratic institutions, winning in an election is reserve only for those who deserve it.
On the other hand,in some countries "masquerading as democratic and free," running and winning in an election is an exercise of power, greed and avarice.
A classic example of how a democratic election is trampled, mocked and taken with disrespect is the election in the Philippines.
It is an irony that the Philippines, purportedly a democratic and the only Christian country in Southeast Asia, has an altered definition of an election.
In the Philippines, a regular election is held every three years for local government units while the Presidential election is held every six years.
No doubt,an election in the Philippines is merrier than Christmas! As a Christian country, the Philippines celebrate Christmas every 25th of December with pomposity and exaggeration.
During Christmas, firecrackers and pyrotechnics explode in all corners of the Philippine island. Every Filipino wears their sweetest smile of happiness
Like Christmas, election season in the Philippines also saw candidates hiring top actors and actresses to draw crowds during political rallies in their bid to catch public attention.
Like Christmas, firecrackers also explode in the Philippines during election period.
However, these firecrackers are not ordinary firecrackers since they go out of the barrel of guns killing political nemesis and avid supporters.
Election related killings in the Philippines is internationally known that, at one time, the United States expressed alarmed of its escalation.
Aside from "election related" violence, elections in the Philippines is synonym to vote buying and massive electoral fraud.
Even President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo was implicated in an alleged widespread electoral fraud to ensure her election to the Presidency in the 2004 Presidential elections.
Political analysts consented that the political instability in the Philippines could be related to accusations that Arroyo "cheated" to assure her of the Presidency.
Massive vote-buying is also rampant in the Philippines. Politicians usually allocate a minimum of 20.00 Philippine peso for every voter in rural areas in the Philippines.
In the Philippines urban centers, the price of every voter may range from 300.00 Philippine peso to 500.00 Php or more.
No doubt, a corrupt but moneyed politician in the Philippines have great chances of winning compared to the brightest but penniless candidate.
Indeed, in a country where more than 80 per cent of its 80 million people lived in abject poverty, unscrupulous politicians normally succeed using their money, guns and goons to win votes from desperate electorates.
Thus, it is not unusual in the Philippines for undeserving public officials to be elected into office and subsequently rule over a mob of paid electorates.###
