Is Malaysia a democratic Country?

Democracy!!!

What does it involve?
Many people think that elections every few years is enough to make a country a democracy. This is not so.

Democracy requires votes. Every adult person should be able to vote regardless of gender, colour, race, religion, sexuality or political belief. Some countries deny the vote to people in prison. This is only valid if there are no political prisoners.

For votes to meaningful, the voter must have freedom and not be intimidated. Voting must be secret to allow complete freedom to vote.

For voting to be meaningful, there must be a real choice for the voter. Excluding parties or people from standing as candidates lessens voter choice.

People need information and education if they are to use their vote effectively.

In most countries of the world the providers of information, the media are often owned by a few large corporations or government.This lessens sources of news and information and does not allow people to make informed choices.

This is a big problem which have votes for all, little political intimidation, many political parties and fair voting systems.

Conclusion:
A country is only democratic if people have a right to elect the representatives of their choice with a full understanding of the issues.

Ends.
Vineeth Menon
vineeith@yahoo.com