It seems to me that if we had some minimum qualifications to become a politician, it could help in improving the process of policy making. We have professional licenses for becoming an interior designer, a barber, a masseur, and a waiter.
It is needful. Here in Nigeria there is a minimum qualification for each of the political office from president to the least postion. Education changes one's orientation and it is also a means of exposure which any politician can't afford to ignore.
Leadership is inherently built attitude of a person, it is a quality of way that one thinks. Saying this we cannot deny for the minimal qualification for a political leader entirely, however, there are no remarkable examples that could describe the significant relation between good political leader and their academic qualification. They need several qualities such as; leading, managing, persuading, convincing, negotiating, stimulating, inspiring, motivating and so forth, these qualities are not totally come from the formal education, however minimum knowledge in the field related to state affairs is required.
I think in many countries, it will be difficult to get a consensus or agreement on the minimum requirements. People will raise issues of equity and fairness. The minimum requirements may discriminate against certain groups of people. How do we answer such criticisms?
Afraa Ibrahim Dear Ms. Ibrahim, the issue of minimum number of votes is a different issue. I am asking about the merit of having minimum qualifications for participating in an election. I think in theory it is a good idea but it may be very difficult to implement from a practical point of view.
More than a necessity, it should be an obligation the minimum preparation to obtain a position of popular election, since in the majority of the cases the responsibilities when occupying them are quite high. In Colombia, the requirements do not exceed the age and do not have judicial requirements, which is why people have acceded to these positions without sufficient suitability and capacity, aggravated by the personal interests that in many cases are presented; affecting the construction of public policies and the results of these.
I think that beyond the question of qualification there is the question of representation. In a highly fragmented electorate, which can be achieved through many constituencies, it is more likely that different regions are represented than is very centralized electoral systems. Usually politicians have rather high formal qualification even here in Fiji. For lesser qualified persons they still could vote for whoever they think would represent them best.
What might be more important is to include more elements of direct democracy where people could contribute more, even if they are not professional politicians. .
Josheph refers to quality whereas Afraa suggests nomination as an indicator for candidacy.
If nomination alone, it is related to the question https://www.researchgate.net/post/Does_supermajority_always_work
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