THE Cross-cultural Trust of Namibia (CCTN)’s research shows that the party which delivers the most credible description of reality is likely to succeed in this 27 November 2019 election.
With discussions around the ECN’s workings, EVMs without a paper trails and political parties’ desires, there is no shortage of agenda points. But who actually decides what should be the big political issue in this election? Politicians, voters, journalists – or, maybe political science scholars?
Sometimes, unforeseen events have affected election outcomes. In today’s connected societies, reactions don’t wait, and that makes predictions even harder.
Still, political parties are able to raise their most important topics in a debate.
Research also suggests that when something goes viral, you can’t take it back. Even if MTC, traditional media and established politicians can show that there is something wrong, corrections are often seen as just another proof of how the elite are lying and hiding things.
Metusalem Neib
Windhoek
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