Local elections and new media
By: Dima Alhaj
Yousef
Introduction..
Axes the essay
Elections way
through it which people express their demands and their needs. The purpose of the elections being people source of power and promote the principle of democracy,
freedom and integrity, in this essay we want to discuss two points, first How
the electoral lists in the city of Nablus
used modern media? Second What was the role of women to participate in
elections?.
Local
elections and new media
A record of the vote in local elections in the
West Bank 39%, This indicates weakness
of the legitimacy of the elections citizens' reluctance to participate for not
believe importance, 181 electoral body will not hold local elections due to the
formation of lists in accordance with the principle of sponsorship and
compatibility are selected with a big family and standards of political and
tribal, not qualifications, so Fatah competed with Fatah and Fatah won!.
The
lowest participation rate in voting amounted to 29% in Nablus , The Nablus
municipal elections had three lists:first one the Independent National Nablus headed by
Ghassan Alshkaah 11 members consists, the second national independence and development
headed by Amen Maqboul and consists of
15 members, finally List of Nablus for all headed Firas Shakshir 9 members, in each
list there are only two women.
Municipal do several tasks for example, Improve services provided to the population and development for the benefit of the people and accelerate the achievements of transactions for citizens, interest in electricity and the development of water and wastewater and public building drawers and retaining walls in different places, Each of the electoral lists used all election propaganda to promote its campaign, including festivals, conferences and visits through putting pictures and large posters.
The induction campaigns to persuade people to vote, For example, a list of the Independent National Nablus headed by Ghassan Shkaah, The focus of its campaign with Ghassan Shak'a in the local television and a number of radio stations such as Voice of Alnjah, Tareek Almahaba and Nablus, In each poster was writing next to the name Ghassan Shak'a.The sentences "son of country" Has become many people call him by that name, and if anyone dosen't want to voted to Ghassan Shak'a, he became like betrayer ,because he did not want to vote for "son of country".
There
are several pages on the social networking site Facebook for Ghassan Shak'a
more than promoting his list, For example, the national campaign to support
Ghassan Shak'a Abu Walid, Page Ghassan Shak'a campaign support and backing to
the brother and father Ghassan Shak'a teacher for presiding municipal, and people want Ghassan Shak'a for mayor of
Nablus.
And the
last address indicates the affected Palestinians in the Arab Spring when he
used the word "people want", Use page on Facebook to receive the
complaint and the problems of citizens and play a role in warning and educating
people about the use of heating tools and all tips sponsored firefighter Nablus
Municipality, Where allowed and social media for citizens sent their complaints
online without going personally to the municipal building, But pages on
Facebook included personal reverence for Shak'a, describing a lion, who
returned to the den, and that the great.
List national independence and development
(for a free country unified… and the people struggling for freedom and
independence) had a page on Facebook but was never effective no topics or
interesting people, List
national independence and development and developed a definition for each
member of a candidate in the elections for himself and his studies and his
achievements, The list of accused Independence national other lists development policy statements one
man one opinion policy, called the dictatorship covered with a cloak of
democracy and denied his list this recipe.
List of Nablus for all (given the younger generation
the right to development and construction) has a page on Facebook I think that
title campaign, intelligent where is no many words and aimed at young people,
and included page photo of each Associate Member of the elections next name
campaign and logo, wrote one of the citizens on the page that supervisors Page
removing cash and any talk opposes their policy but it's good that the page
explained the electoral program based on several levels of socioeconomic
political administrative, List is a coalition of the Popular Front for the
Liberation of Palestine and the Palestinian National Initiative and independent
national figures, played Page's role in the announcement of the contract
conferences and televised debates between them and their competitors, has been
writing a number of articles, especially Yusuf Abdul Haq Dr. economics at the
Najah of University to convince people to vote for a list of Nablus for all, The list
of Nablus for all not received her Facebook page sought by people but pledged
to its electoral attention to housing for young people and those with special
needs and the development of the old town.
Role of woman in elections The
Media spoke heavily personal both Shakhshir
and Shak'a and Maqbol to talk with them
through the media did not pay any attention to little for other members and
focused media to Ghassan Shak'a particular and
Maqboul special problems that have occurred because of the bolting of
the Fatah movement and joining the elections was slinging media is the main
axis between Shak'a and Maqbol e for Media awakening of interest in its
electoral program and what that will do.
Women have been
used as propaganda for the democratic electoral list no more, List Independent National Nablus did
not mention on the Facebook page any information about its
members, while photos and posters are pictures
of the entire team, the list
of Nablus for all and national independence
and develop and put information
on its members on the Facebook page.
Based on the article "Palestinian women hope to
sweep local elections in West Bank" Amira Hass says Palestinian Working
Woman Society for Development, one of the organizations most active in striving
for women's participation in the public space and in decision-making processes, But the customs and traditions contribute to the reduction of The role
of women in development, for example, criticizes the women because they are
without a cover on the head, and According to the study, in a number of local
councils, women disappeared from the public eye immediately after the last
elections, and this is proof that they were placed on the lists only for the
sake of appearances. In the village
of Saffa, west of
Ramallah, This means the entry of women in the elections is not effective and
does not affect the decision-making.
Conclusion…
Media, elections and women
I think that the
election candidates have used modern media to promote themselves, but they aren't respecting for the individual and the
citizen is anyone who still wants to get a position believed to be honored and
not a great responsibility.
We found many youth participated in the
elections compared to previous years, but I do not think about enough awareness
and faith that this person will develop the country, but by culture herd Wherever
walked people will follow, and I think some young people a fun experience to
share with his voice without thinking deeply because if you asked any boy or
girl why voted this will not be known.
Their answer my
family voted for this list, people are okay talking about this person nominated
for election, or it is the opinion of many ads for this list, or that son of
the country!So for reasons of tribal clan and not the qualifications, So was the use of modern media to persuade the
public, but not at the required level.
The solution to
educate the community to use the media to talk effectively, and freedom from
customs and traditions, and to give women the right and freedom to be able to
change and development, so if we met women and elections and the media was
their template right will become a democratic society does not to claim freedom!.
References
Amira Hass (Palestinian women hope to sweep
local elections in West Bank), Haaretz-*Sun,
Oct 21, 2012, 10:31 AM
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