As soon as campaign season comes around, we are once again surrounded with ambitious people, hoping to win their desired position. Television advertisement, posters, and radio shows are the most common way for them to sell themselves. Thousands and thousands of money are being spent for these alone. They would go through that just because of one slot in the government.

Candidates nowadays varies from businessman to local artist. They gain confidence from their past experiences in the TV and with their clients and we yet got to see who really deserves the slot in the government. Because the candidates are increasing, some of them feels threaten. They began to think that their chances of winning has slim down to almost nothing. And then enters the dirty election. Dirty election literally means cheating candidates. Bribery and vote-buying are the most common ones out of the list. Who knows, there’s probably something even darker than this.

(Source: http://www.mto.com/pro-bono/highlights/Fighting-for-Clean-Elections)

We desperately try to have a peaceful and clean elections. Unfortunately, we, the voters, doesn’t get to see what’s behind the curtains. Although we are assured that there are no cheating taking place, we are not that certain. Candidates are not stupid to showcase that they are cheating. They do this things in the shadows, when no one is watching. But let’s not hope for something like that to happen. We should encourage our running candidates to embrace a clean and untainted election.

For a clean election is a clean government. We all know that our governments always has something kept as secrecy. That can’t be helped. For everybody always has another side and a fouled secret personality. But at least, let’s have a clean election. Let the people choose you on their own free will. Once chosen, this only proves that you are indeed rightful for that place. We don’t know if the government officials feel guilt. But, isn’t it an assuring feeling that you went through a fight to survive election without ever tainting your hands and that you are chosen for you are seen capable and trustworthy to the people.

Alice Cline