The Declaration of Human Rights states in Article 21:
Article 21
- Everyone has the right to participate in the government of his country, directly or through freely elected representatives.
- Everyone has the right to access, on an equal footing, the public functions of his country.
- The will of the people is the basis of the authority of the public authority; this will shall be expressed by authentic elections to be held periodically, by universal and equal suffrage and by secret ballot or other equivalent procedure guaranteeing freedom of vote.
Today the sight of politicians arguing with each other, fighting for their interests or opinions, as they always do, dominate our television, computer, and phone screens. They care more about their parties than everyone's good and don't listen to each other.
They never agree.
Politicians are elected by the people, by voting for their parties, but in today's Democracy there are some flaws. The people vote for someone but you can't choose people directly, you have to vote for the representative that each party has put on their lists. And those are not always the most logical choices,
Moreover, once they have been voted into power, we can no longer control them, and hold them accountable and ensure they are doing what they promised or take away their power when they go against their promises.
Democracy is not fully achieved, because between election and choice, people can hardly intervene in the decisions of parties and governments.
Too often our voices need to be raised to be heard. Politicians often forget to listen to the people who elevated them to power.