should we consider the election held in china and mexico are democratic? give reasons
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The elections held in China and Mexico cannot be considered democratic Because of the following reasons.
China :-
1) In China, there is single party system and this party has its dominance in the country.
2) In China, a candidate who is willing to contest elections, needs to take approval from the Chinese Communist Party. It means that no one can contest elections without permission of the Chinese Communist Party.
3) Only those people are allowed to contest elections who are members of the Chinese Communist Party or eight smaller parties allied to it.
4) The government is always formed by the Chinese Communist Party.
Mexico :-
1) In Mexico, elections are held after every six years. But until year 2000, every election is won by the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) since its independence in 1930. Opposition parties has contested elections but never won the elections. The ruling party used many dirty tricks to win the elections.
2) All those who were employed in government offices, had to attend its party meetings. Teachers of government schools were used to force the parents to vote for PRI. Media largely ignored the activities of opposition political parties except to criticize them.
3) The PRI had always tried to suppress the opposition political parties to win the elections.
4) Some times the polling booths were shifted from one place to another at the last moment, which made difficult for the people to cast their vote.
Answer:
The elections held in China and Mexico cannot be considered democratic Because of the following reasons.
China :-
1) In China, there is single party system and this party has its dominance in the country.
2) In China, a candidate who is willing to contest elections, needs to take approval from the Chinese Communist Party. It means that no one can contest elections without permission of the Chinese Communist Party.
3) Only those people are allowed to contest elections who are members of the Chinese Communist Party or eight smaller parties allied to it.
4) The government is always formed by the Chinese Communist Party.
Mexico :-
1) In Mexico, elections are held after every six years. But until year 2000, every election is won by the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) since its independence in 1930. Opposition parties has contested elections but never won the elections. The ruling party used many dirty tricks to win the elections.
2) All those who were employed in government offices, had to attend its party meetings. Teachers of government schools were used to force the parents to vote for PRI. Media largely ignored the activities of opposition political parties except to criticize them.
3) The PRI had always tried to suppress the opposition political parties to win the elections.
4) Some times the polling booths were shifted from one place to another at the last moment, which made difficult for the people to cast their vote.
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