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Vol.1 Issue 26, December 2020 ELITE

better. So, instead of abstaining, they sell their votes to satisfy some needs,
they are not aware of how the sale of votes affects their future. In additio n,
the students denounced the acts of voters seeking authority and privileges
from the seat of parliament , so they do their best to win for their own
personal gain. It is difficult then to assume that people without conscience
or principles will be responsible for legislating r laws that are supposed to
improve our situation.

When it comes to who has the biggest role in vote buying, opinions diverge,
with some arguing that parties are most responsible for the spread of this
phenomenon, they seek to maintain their position and use their influence,
even by buying votes rather than being from the agreement s People s .
Others see that the independents contributed more to this phenomenon .
Also, party members have a greater ability to influence people, while
independent épendants - even if people are needed more votes, this stream
will be available s they buy them. By looking at both points of view, we can
conclude that the responsibility is almost equal; the parties and independent
candidates have contributed to the spread of the phenomenon in one way or
another, and over time, not deterrence or punishment to end, it has become
difficult to control the situation today .
Finally, the last question was about the tools to reduce this, there was a
consensus to unanimity among students on the fact that the rapid pace of
life prevents citizens to be concerned about EVE events policies. This can
be reformed by raising awareness among citizens and better educating them
about the importance of parliament. In addition, the vote of each citizen is
also very important, it ' is considered an individual participation of every
citizen in the development of the system to change the mistakes past e s we
suffer until now and change as our fate for the best. On the other ha nd, we
can work to increase the role and effectiveness of parliament . Also, it is
very important to criminalize similar corruption cases. This can take place
if there are observers at each candidate's election campaigns , during the
voting period, and reporting to the authorities for each candidate or party. If
any candidate or party did not follow instructions or attempt to buy votes ,
they should be punished by being removed from the lists. Of course, when
these proposals will be half its implementation, the phenomenon will
disappear î be graduell ly, and voters begin to have the freedom to choose
which are the s best s , rather than the more operators , as their
representatives.

In conclusion , the presence of elections is one of the most important pillars
of democratic societies and, in the absence of elections, democracy is called
into question. So the question remains : will people be more concerned
about their daily lives and continue to ignore their right to vote ? Do th ey
continue to sell their votes against material things , although all peoples
seek to have a more democratic system ? Or will this behavior change over
time?
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