
Originally Posted by
Hanna
If they get more time in power, will they get better, or worse? Will they use the time to achieve positive changes that benefit normal people? Or just to make themselves richer and impossible to get rid of?
One of the problems with democracy is that it is hard for any good and well intentioned political party to achieve major positive change when he constantly has to worry about approval ratings and the next election. There are examples of when it can be good to give them a chance to get on with the work without the distraction of elections. Singapore is a good example.
On the other hand, once a party knows it can not lose power.... the possibilities for corruption and abuse start.