Tuesday , December 24 2024

Public confidence in the fairness of elections has decreased across the world, IDEA's survey revealed this worrying fact – News India Live

Erosion of public trust in electoral fairness globally: Voters in countries around the world do not trust the fairness of elections, this year elections are going to be held in America, India, Britain and European Union countries. The report that has come out amidst this situation is worrying. This report has been released by the International Institute of Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA). In which the voters have expressed their concern and said that they do not have confidence that the elections will be conducted in a fair manner. Voters from America and India have also been included in the survey.

The report included voters from 19 countries, with less than half of voters in 11 countries, including India and the US, believing that recent elections were fair, with Denmark being the only country where voters believe courts have always been fair. Are there. 19

More than half of people in 18 countries consider the impartiality of courts questionable. Iraqi citizens have greater trust in the justice system than American citizens. Majorities of voters in 8 of the 19 countries said they wanted a strong leader who was not bound by elections or parliament. India and Tanzania are among those expressing desire for a strong leader

There were more people than most.

According to the survey, most of the voters are not happy with the condition of democratic institutions, the condition of democracy is not good in many countries, this time Donald Trump and Joe Biden will once again be face to face in America. Even in 2020, there was a conflict between the two. In this survey, 47 percent of American voters believe that the country's election process is credible. Similarly, European Union elections are to be held in June and this time the right-wing parties are in a strong position. If they gain power in the European Parliament, they could influence decisions on everything from policies related to climate change and migration to aid in Ukraine's war against Russia. This survey on people dissatisfied with the governments was conducted between July 2023 and January 2024.

This survey has been prepared after talking to citizens of 19 countries. Apart from the largest democracies India and the US, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Gambia, Iraq, Italy, Lebanon, Lithuania, Pakistan, Romania, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Korea and Tanzania were also included in the survey. Only half of citizens in 17 countries are happy with their government. That means the citizens of other countries are not happy with the government. This survey has come out at a time when Lok Sabha elections in India are just a week away, while elections in America are also to be held at the end of the year. Questions were raised across the world on the fairness of the recent elections held in Pakistan.