We are at the 3rd lecture out of 16 in total, this time we had as a guest mentor and lecturer on the topic, Mr. Adriatik Lapaj.
If out of 100 people, 51 give their vote of confidence while 49 do not, as a parallel with the parliamentary elections, what happens if the latter (49) are not heard?!
How can we make sure that their right, which makes logical sense, is taken as a basis by a majority government, not waiting for one time in 4 years to punish, improve or change a bad policy?!
The participants were invited to reflect on the importance of the instrument that the referendum is, to exercise the right to vote not only once every 4 years, in order to intervene when anomalies manifest during this 4 year period. The helping hand that enters within the mandate of a government, not allowing it to become arrogant and decide at the expense of the minority. So, for major issues of public interest, the referendum gives citizens the opportunity to come out and express themselves again, without being forced to wait for the 4-year period to pass.
The referendum is a pure mechanism of direct democracy which freezes the mandate for a certain issue and reminds the government whose interests it should represent (the people) and when this happens, we have a unification of society leaving aside political divisions (party).
This lecture is of particular importance in the series of events of our youth political education program as it shapes the understanding of the power of the unified voice of society as a key tool for advancing the journey towards membership of the European Union.
