This text is the English translation of a piece I wrote in response to the latest political news in my country. You can read more about that here, here,and here.
It’s dishonorable and disgraceful to see how members of the government, the presidents of their parties and the parties themselves try to claim and hold on to something that doesn’t belong to them.
It were the people of this country who gave them the mandate to take up a seat in parliament. It were the people of this country who – through the elected members of parliamant – gave the ministers the mandate to be a minister and act like one.
You, my dearest politicians, have abused the power that we have temporarily given you.
It doesn’t matter what you’ve personally accomplished so far, or whatever merit you or your party are supposed to have for our community. Whatever your position is, you’ve obtained it by virtue of the people who were willing to support you.
Do you realize what that means?
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