The updated methodology for measuring electoral promises is published
The methodology “On the evaluation of the accountability of election promises” comes at the moment when the disclosure of the 2025 election promises is expected to begin, as well as the presentation of program points.
ALTAX building a more advanced measuring mechanism than in the previous project, we intend to focus the analysis on the explanation of the reports showing the public a real threshold of the feasibility of the promises, starting from the government budget and the medium-term budget program and all the main documents macroeconomic for future periods.
Updating the terms and content of the current methodology for a better quantitative economic analysis of electoral promises and political manifestos. The updated methodology aims at a better interaction of financial estimates with promises by determining from the data of the last four elections and some determinations on the range of budget financial cost of each of the promises according to the division of the economic and governmental sectors.
Democratic culture and the cultivation of a leadership based on responsibility, through transparency and accountability regarding the level of fulfillment of election promises must
after over 3 decades of coexistence with the political order based on the liberal principles of open and inclusive governance
produce significant differences in the operationalization of responsible governance based on these principles.
The fulfillment of election pledges is at the heart of democratic accountability.
If parties respond to the demands of society, there must be a significant level of congruence between their governing policies and the promises found in their electoral programs.
The methodology was implemented as part of the project “Increasing the financial accountability.of the promises of political parties in the face of civil expertise”.The opinions, findings, conclusions and recommendations expressed are those of ALTAX and do not necessarily represent those of the Department of State.