Surprises often come in boxes. Birthday presents wrapped in colorful paper, brown paper packages mailed from a friend. No matter what kind of box it is, people like to open it up and see what's inside. In South Korea, and in many other countries, one special kind of box contains the future. It's called a ballot box. What people put into the box on Election Day can change the course of history.
An effective democracy holds regular elections. In Korea, elections are held every four years for members of Congress.
In addition, every four years, voters go to the polls to elect the nation's president. Voters also regularly cast their ballots for state and city government leaders and local school board members. Sometimes they also have to vote on a proposed law. It seems so magical to those who have never participated into the election campaigns from the mainland of China.
When I was studying in junior high school, it was the first time was in touch with the word called ‘election’ from the political textbooks. It said that ‘Citizens have the right to vote and stand for election and they are protected by the law; any organization or individual cannot be illegally deprived of their right to vote and stand for election.’
But it did not become a reality until l left China to come to Korea. Although still in development in Chinese there is a lack of the rule of law, so not everyone can enjoy the power of the right to vote, stand for election and so on. People's Congress will convene in China each year; each representative of the people can enjoy a five-year term.
The election of deputies of the people to delete selected by the local government organizations, recommended to the central audit and then the bottom from the central to local government.
But who usually can be elected as representatives of the people, is nothing more than some dignitaries, and the distance falls far short of the ordinary people. I really hope that one day I can touch that magic box, devout one vote cast.
Candidates also actively deliver on site speeches and engage in televised debates and so on. This is the style of the South Korean election. A wide range of different theme songs and promotional dances make the weekdays’ quiet streets obviously become more vigorous. Perhaps the election results would be unsatisfactory part, but do not forget the original intention to continue to believe and love the life of the freedom of democracy.
Please young South Korean citizens do not give up the valuable right to vote, like the school's banners said, ‘Your one vote affects the future of Korea.’ Come on, South Korea, more democratic, more free!