Your Vote Your Say

If you ask me if I am interested in politics, I would probably say not really. I am not a strong advocate of reading and or watching politics. However, I do believe in the right to vote and voting as a key weapon to the overall citizen experience. Watching the 2016 political campaign as an outsider is quite amusing. I say an outsider because I am not allowed to vote yet, since I do not have my citizenship. However, I do relate to the struggles everyone is going through as they hear from all the candidates. This past December, I went to the consulate to vote for the Spanish elections. These elections were of great expectations since they were  the first ones after the big economic crisis as well as numerous corruption scandals related to the current governing party.  Political campaigns in the U.S  are drastically different from the ones in Spain. First, because campaigning does not begin  a year before the elections and secondly because recently our strong “bipartidism” has spread to four main political parties. Pole results have lead to Spain not being able to be govern because one party received 50% of the votes while two parties combined have the same percentage, which is causing complications leaving Spain without a governing body.  I would say that the current status of the country is in  “stand by” and there is no one to blame but us the citizens. Although the voting rate was fairly high, it clearly did not make an impact to the overall system, since a month after the elections we still do not know who is  going to govern.  I believe that in the upcoming 2016 US election the citizens’ vote is the key to the citizen happiness. A great country like the United States should be lead by a great leader that is able to please all citizens not a certain percentage, race or class status. It is crucial for citizens to use their right to vote and voice their opinions to make the changes they want to see actually happen.  After all, voting is defined as the right to expression and no one or nothing should stop us from expressing the changes we want to see.