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Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Can there a perfect political party?

This is the question which should be asked if we were to discuss what makes a good political party or political aggrupation. And what on earth is a perfect political party? Is there such a thing?

A perfect political party should have the following elements and/or characteristics:

a)      Its principles and ideals should be founded on belief in the Divine Providence, and expressive of the people's long term aspirations for themselves and for the entire nation;

b)      Its organization structure must be genuinely representative of the various sectors in the society;

c)       Its leadership systems should assure continuity and stability within the political party and its commitment to the people;

d)      Its history reflects a track record of accomplishments as a political party and by its members individually who have distinguished themselves as national and local statesmen, and not merely as political leaders;

e)      It has membership policies and program that would screen and consider potential members based on qualifications and merits, and that trains and produces future generation of leaders;

f)       It has an extension program that focuses on providing social services to the people;

g)      It must have a set of rules providing for moral and ethical standards to be followed by its members, and towards this end, the political party must have a mechanism by which it can police its own ranks and mete out disciplinary actions and penalties for erring members;

h)       It must provide its members with technical support that will insure compliance with party policies and programs;

i)        It must have a feedback system and consultation processes that will help in arriving at informed decisions and resolutions by consensus; and

j)        It must have a platform of government which evolves and definitely flexible as to be responsive to the needs of the people, without compromising good governance, environmental protection, social justice, economic progress, human rights, and national patrimony.

Now you be the judge.

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