Suggest guide lines for reforming and deepening democracy
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In order to establish and sustain a democracy you must have;
• Freedom of the Press
• Transparent and Fair elections
• A simple and proportional electoral system
• Freedom of protest and speech
• Separation of Church and State
• Separation of the judicial, executive and legislative branch
• Devolved/local elections to elect representatives to decide upon local issues
• An Independent judiciary, hence not elected
• A healthy multi-party system, representing all dominent ideologies
• Freedom of association
• Freedom of the Internet
• A military and secret service empowered but fully controlled by the civilian government
• Strong anti-corruption laws and nepotism checks
• A system of checks and balances between all branches of government
• A coalition of independent watchdogs that safeguard institutions and assess politicians
• An independence secret service and electoral commission
• Universal sufferage, for over the age of 16/18, with little to non voter ID laws, preferably with automatic voter registration
• Lastly, a robust education system that would includes politics courses and civics/ethics lessons
This is only a smidge of the many important boxes to tick in building a healthy democracy and yet you will find very few countries that tick every box I’ve listed. A few of these can be waved such as a simple and proportional electoral system, which has its own downfalls, however others are crucial, such as Freedom of association.
These are my core guidelines to building a democracu
Democracy means for the people,By the people and to the people
For deepening democracy one citizen should be a responsible person and should follow all the rules of a nation
It is very important for the government to maintain transparency in their working and cause.
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