Some Politicians Buy Their Way to Power

ALI B. PANDA, Ph.D

MURSIDAH H. PANDA, MA

Some candidates who are politicians are ready to take the leadership by all means. They buy their way to power through “vote buying.” 

Vote buying in its literal sense is perceived as a simple economic exchange. Candidates “buy” and citizens “sell” votes, as they buy and sell apples, shoes, or radio sets. The act of vote buying by their outlook is a contract in which votes sell their votes to the uppermost bidder.