Free and fair elections are critical in transitions because they help to promote peaceful, democratic political transformations that lead to increased stability and prosperity by advancing democratisation and encouraging political liberalisation.
The most basic principle that defines credible elections is that they reflect the people’s free expression of will. Elections must be transparent, inclusive, and accountable in order to achieve this, and candidates must have equal opportunities to compete in the elections. Several electoral process-related obligations, as well as a number of key rights and freedoms, support these broad principles.
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The place of democracy in The YOUNG PROGRESSIVES PARTY (YPP) nnewi North can be summed up in the above assertions.
According to information we received from a reliable source, the leadership of the widely acceptable political party in Nnewi (YPP) has imposed a candidate on the people as a form of retaliation or appreciation for their loyalty. Investigations have revealed that the anointed candidate, who was only allowed to purchase the party ticket/nomination form, has been posing as the party’s newly elected House of Assembly candidate, thereby imposing himself on the people.
If you are still unsure, it is a regrettable pisma that the national leader, Distinguished Senator Dr Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah, who is a man of high integrity and a staunch supporter of free and fair elections, would allow such a heinous cum injustice to take place on his watch, which is a threat to democracy and tantamount to causing disunity among party faithfuls as their loyalties have been used as a source of weakness.
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According to Presstimemedia.com, the anointed candidate Augustine Ikedoji is not a party member, and thus is widely rejected by the people.
Other aspirants were restricted from accessing the nomination of interest form as of the time of writing this publication or risk being disqualified, prompting a London-based aspirant who had raised a large sum of money for the election from his throngs of supporters to withdraw his interest.
One of the affected aspirants has complained that denying him the chance to represent his people is unjustifiable, claiming that “he who goes to equity must go with clean hands.”
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