The biggest problem with political parties in Pakistan is
simply: We have too many of them. There is an abundance of political parties
that range from giving support to armed forces rule, support to democratic
rule, support to rule through Islamic law. This abundance of political parties
creates an issue: The people of Pakistan are left confused as to who they think
would be best suited to rule them. Even if the people start to believe in one
party and elect a government in which their favoured party rules, the abundance
of political parties leaves them in doubt on the choice they made. A government
barely even gets to start its rule before it is heavily criticised because of
the comparisons that can be made with the availability of the many political
parties.
On top of this, political parties is Pakistan have mostly
been self-interested. Throughout democratic rule in Pakistan, the people have
witnessed how parties in power always end up involving themselves in some sort
of corruption. Not a single time have the people seen a democratic ruler who
has been completely sincere with the responsibility of ruling the country, all
democratic rulers have rather been just sincere to themselves with all the
power and money attached to the positions they find themselves in.
4 comments:
I agree with how as soon as the political party is elected, different parties start thrashing it and it's policies. One of the major reason of this is inconsistency in the Pakistani government. If they government changes every 5 years, policies will too. The successor will not continue the projects started by, policies formed by the predecessor.
I agree with how as soon as the political party is elected, different parties start thrashing it and it's policies. One of the major reason of this is inconsistency in the Pakistani government. If they government changes every 5 years, policies will too. The successor will not continue the projects started by, policies formed by the predecessor.
There is no doubt in the fact that political parties in Pakistan have put their self-interest in high priority, however your statement that the people of Pakistan have never seen a leader "completely sincere" with his ruling of the country paints a very idealistic expectation of politics in my opinion. I think sincerity is a relative term, it may mean doing one thing to benefit one group and doing the completely opposite thing in the same situation to benefit another group of individuals. Therefore, I think this issue does not restrict itself to Pakistan but is present all over the world, I don't think there is a single leader in history that was able to please his entire population and be identified by everyone as 'completely sincere'.
Secondly, I agree with your argument that a large number of political parties is a recipe for conflict and confusion in a nation, however they do have some advantages. A large number of parties increases the likelihood of minorities getting represented in the government, and the greater the number of parties, the greater number of options available to voters to find a party that matches their specific combination of views.
I disagree with your statement that the biggest problem with political parties is their sheer number, rather the numerous political parties provide a voice to all the different social,religious and ethnic groups in Pakistan, and thus the their inclusive nature is a very key benefit which they provide to the state.
Support for military rule within political parties exists due to week democratic credentials , which i believe is due to the disruptions the democratic rule has had to face in Pakistan.
All govts around the world face criticism immediately after coming to power, and this is not a legitimate reason for their poor performance.
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