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Give three reasons why the election of president is important

      

Why is election of a president important?

  

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John
1. It is the essence of democracy in a government; people have the choice to elect a president directly/ the citizens get a chance to exercise their democratic right.

2. The people give the president the mandate to rule the country and act on their behalf he/she represents the will of the people both locally and internationally

3. Helps to check dictatorship. The president is responsible and accountable to the electorate/ does not go against public opinion.

4. The president enjoys legitimacy of power because it is derived from the people. Therefore no one has the right to claim his or her legitimacy

johnmulu answered the question on January 19, 2017 at 12:16


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