Functions of Elections
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- Created on: 01-05-16 16:29
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- Functions of Elections
- Elections are mechanisms of accountability.
- An election gives legitimacy to the government's manifesto, or list of intended policies.
- Elections are mechanisms of choice.
- Elections provide a means whereby the population selects a government. In Parliament the party which can secure enough seats, form a government
- Elections are a mechanism of legitimacy. They give a government the right to act and manage the country
- Elections gives choices of different political parties for the general public to choose from.
- Elections can give the public information on subjects that can educate them on major issues
- Elections create an outcome where a region will have a representative elected to speak on their behalf in a collective assembly
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