Is Having A Reformist President Enough?
What do you think will happen if a true reformist does get elected to the presidency?
What achievements do you think this reformist president will have achieved after his/her first year in office?
I think these two questions are worth pondering now since a number of aspirants claiming to be reformists are already setting their sights on the presidency and, considering the temper of the times, the possibility of one of them winning may not be that remote.
Like most everyone else I am hoping to see real change in the government. However, I doubt if having a reformist president is all that we need. Considering how weak our present system is in holding public officials accountable, I suspect the election of a reformist president won’t be enough to guarantee any meaningful change in the government. A lone reformist even if he/she is the president will most likely fail if everyone else around him/her will continue to espouse traditional politics. In such a scenario, the reformist president – especially one who is not politically adept — may just end up creating more problems for the country.
I think more than a reformist president what we need is a whole set of officials committed to pursuing a reformist agenda. Simply put, what this country needs is a reformist administration.
To all those reformist movements now sprouting all over the place, let this be a challenge to you. Line up a complete set of reformist candidates and possible appointees. Give the voting public a possible reformist administration that can carry out real change while actually running this country. Anything short of that may just prove risky even dangerous for this country in the long run.
The entire citizenry, or a significant portion of it, should also be mobilized to make sure that reforms are indeed carried out.
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