Silent majority … winning card in elections when silence is broken

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KUWAIT CITY, Nov 16, (KUNA): It is interesting to see with every parliamentary elections that there are some people who are “silent” and not interested in voting for candidates, and if they do vote they would surely turn some tables. Candidates try their best to bring those silent people and lure them to vote and exercise their right for the upcoming parliamentary elections of Nov 26 in order to determine the nature of the next Parliament through adoption of numerous realistic programs that cope with the current pressing regional, domestic and international issues, besides meeting ambitions of this segment. Such group of people are called differently in every country, where some call them the “Silent Majority”, “Hesistant or Negative” and in Egypt they are called the “Couch Party”.

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This category of silent people are estimated between 10-50 percent according to semi-offi cial statistics as their participation is linked to their mood, timing of the elections and to the nature of issues being addressed on the political and media arenas.

Political researcher and academician Dr Ayed Al-Mannaa told KUNA that the silent majority in its political approach does not exist in Kuwait, however, there is a large number of people who have no interest in politics or in elections, but can make a change in the elections. He added that such group is also found in the rest of the world and is becoming a target for candidates once they decided to break their silence and take part in presidential or parliamentary elections’ process.

He attributed their rejection to take part to psychological, political and religious matters or to the failure of politicians to reach out for them and lure them into participating. He said that such hesitant or silent group could heavily impact the elections and determine the identity of the next Parliament should they decided to go ahead and vote.

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Al-Manaa pointed out that the single-vote system has given a big incentive for the voter, a matter that prompted candidates to seriously think of snatching votes of all with no exception. On his part, Professor of Political Sociology Dr Mohammad Al-Rumaihi said that the concept of silent majority has a negative consequence on the entire society and on the political reality in particular, saying such a group has no interest in politics and does not want to contribute to it. He asserted the role of the individual to actively take part in the development of the country, chiefl y in the political process, calling for selecting the best candidate.

Meanwhile, Kuwaiti newspapers are currently in an overheated competition, covering the upcoming parliamentary elections, slated for Nov 26, amidst keen follow-up by thousands of Kuwaitis, who are interested in becoming acquainted with various headlines. With the approach of the elections’ day, newspapers are competing in monitoring candidates’ campaigns and their points of view regarding various hot issues, while harnessing all their capabilities and potentials to bring out the bright image of democracy prevailing in the State of Kuwait at a time when the region is witnessing many challenges.

Some 363 candidates, including 15 women are running. Some 483,186 eligible voters, males and females, will head to the polling centers on Nov 26 to select their candidates. The Interior Ministry has allocated some 4,000 personnel to supervise the elections.

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