In recent years, Turkey has not been able to discuss almost any topic on its own ground in a healthy way. Tension is constantly increasing in the country, and the political atmosphere ignores even the minimum courtesy rules. This situation makes the street unhappy and increases the mental disconnection between people. In other words, the gray areas that point to social transition have decreased as much as possible, and the logic of analyzing the subjects as black and white without focusing on the content has begun to dominate. The key to this political environment is grassroots consolidation. The goal of keeping the voter base together is getting in the way of keeping the country together. Political language, style and approach have become the biggest obstacle to looking to the future with confidence. This situation clearly shows those who want to hear that the alarm bells have started to ring deafeningly. It is the responsibility of the politicians to hear, see, intervene in this situation and put the course on track.
On the other hand, in democracies, the power, or rather the executive power, is given to the representatives of political parties at certain intervals. Elections, whether in authoritarian or more liberal regimes, always take place in a ritual and solemn atmosphere. With the election campaigns, the diversity of the candidates is formed in a festival and a sweet competition, and the candidates try to tell their voters what kind of policy they will follow when they are elected and to gain their trust. Elections, which are perhaps one of the most important elements of democracies, actually serve to control the governments. Those elected for a certain term must keep their promises to their voters, or at least try to convince them why they cannot keep their promises in order to stay in this office. The most beautiful aspect of democracies is that elections are the people's opportunity to take back the powers given temporarily, for a certain period of time, in the next election.
The fact that voting in elections in our country is a civic duty, such as paying taxes and doing military service, is perhaps a preferred method to instill this awareness. In fact, it can be said that systems claiming to be democratic have actually become an administration in which the majority dominates the minority through elections. For this reason, it is expected that the governments that have won the majority will embrace everyone after the elections and respect the rights of those who did not elect them and did not vote for them. But right after the elections, the majority power starts to ignore the demands of the others. However, in a system that can be called post-democracy, the minority must be persuaded and satisfied somehow. For example, when three friends can't decide whether to go to a dinner or a game after school, it is considered normal that the decision of the two of them is applied in the voting. However, the two friends, who are the majority, should be able to say to the other, "This time, let's go to the match, but let's eat somewhere you want on the way."
In representative democracies, the electorate and the people they delegate to govern themselves are actually members of the same community. In other words, people who have taken a power of attorney from the public during this period can change their place in the next period. Or they may change to different statuses in local, regional or even international elections such as the European Parliament. Referendums, primary elections, sudden or dominant elections, re-elections or snap elections are all parts of the system called democracy. Of course, it is ideal that elections are held on time (usually once every 4 or 5 years). But it is a relatively rare situation in the world that elections are held on predetermined dates. Of course, bringing the elections forward depends on the initiative of the current government.
Since there are so many different electoral methods in a democratic regime, there is nothing more natural than wanting the elections to be brought forward at a time when the opposition sees itself ready or when the government sees that the people's vote of confidence is starting to lose. The system, which is already called democracy, is a regime where citizens can express their individual desires, wishes and demands. However, if there is a situation such as the cost of the elections to the country and the uncontrolled expenditure of public resources such as the election economy in our country, it may be against the opposition. But in a situation where it is clear that their policies are no longer appreciated by the public and there is general discontent, the government can use its power to delay the elections, which it already has.
Who will benefit from such elections, which are called dominant or early elections in political science, has not yet been fully agreed upon. If "things are not going well" in a country, the opposition can send the message "we can get you out of this situation" and demand early elections. Similarly, if the government realizes that things are not going well, it knows that it will be against itself to bring the elections forward. In such a situation, he may ignore those who want early elections with a harsh response. However, the opposition government, who voiced its demand for early elections, accuses the government of running away from the election and follows a policy of increasing its votes. The fact that the incumbent government puts the elections forward may give the public the impression that "things are not good and there is no possibility of getting better in the future". It aims to minimize the loss of power and, if possible, to be re-elected. However, a government that ignores the opposition's persistent demands for early elections is deemed to have tacitly accepted that the current situation is against them. Therefore, early elections are always risky decisions for the ruling powers. It can be said that early elections are more advantageous for the opposition, although it cannot be predicted how the voters will behave and how they will use their preferences. Because, due to the cost of early elections to citizens both throughout the country and individually, there may be a tendency for voters not to vote or to punish the government that took this decision. Considering that early election decisions in the world are mostly taken for economic reasons, since it is known that the current government dominates the economic data more than the opposition, it turns out that the trend is more negative and therefore elections are held, which is an indication that the probability of the government winning is very low. Despite this, the government in Turkey still presents an extremely dominant appearance and continues to push the "grassroots consolidation" discourse by saying "who loves us loves Turkey, whoever hates Turkey also hates us".
As a result, whether it is held on time, an early election, or changes are made in the election law, the law on political parties, it will not be the last elections held in this country. Governments are temporary, this country, this nation is permanent. It is not the right approach to see the fate of an important country like Turkey and the fate of a political party together. If the government changes tomorrow, this nation will continue to live together with its differences. It is the duty of those in the office of responsibility, and then of all politicians, to avoid statements and practices that may harm the corporate mind and future vision of this country. If they want to win an election, they should also try to give minimum messages to the whole society without dividing or dividing them. Because the tired society will no longer show the attitude it did before this while making decisions. People have started to listen to the political parties that are trying to get their message to all voters by protecting their own colors.