Election change is limited

Domestic media tend to interpret Clause 11 in the draft amendment to the Law on Election that will replace Article 33 of the existing legislation as a requirement for election organizers to expose candidates for national and local legislatures to their constituencies.

Until now, candidates in such elections have been introduced to their constituencies via dryly succinct bios provided by organizers. Without proper knowledge as to whom they are choosing from, even the multiple-candidate arrangement appears cosmetic: Voting will be more like guesswork.

Showing voters the candidates, letting candidates introduce themselves and their plans of action once elected, and forcing candidates to field questions from voters would make elections significantly truer to their names.