In simple terms, an election
promise is a promise made to the public
by a politician who is trying to
win an election. They have long
been a central element of elections and remain so today. Election promises are
also notable for often being broken once a politician is in office.
A great number of election promises are broken. Many regard this as a
severe issue that disaffects people from the entire political process,
increasing apathy and lowering voter turnout. Election promises have been broken
for as long as elections have been held in this country and this is likely to
continue.
In our country, we have had a plethora of funny
promises made by politicians desperate to win elections, ranging from Rice from the Moon, free measure
of rice, 8 varieties of grains etc. which the poor voters believed in toto and
voted them into power. All of these
finally ended up as “Puswedillas” although the politicians who made these promises
remained powerful and continued to take the masses for right royal rides at
every election. People, indeed, have
very short memories and this fact is very well exploited by the crafty
politicians.
Politicians and diapers should be changed
frequently and all for the same reason. ~José Maria de Eça de Queiroz,
translated from Portuguese
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