WHAT does it mean to be a good politician?

A good Politician is The one who WINS ELECTIONS? or The one who keeps his/her campaign promises and delivers good results?

A good politician is the one who wins elections (gains the trust and votes of the majority?) (no matter of his results in office?) Or to be a good politician you must keep your promises, solve problems and have a positive impact in your community?

Written by Cristian F.
Thank you for your messages, opinions, arguments, ideas, and comments. This is an interesting discussion! It would be great if all the stakeholders of Democracy will participate in this discussion so, please INVITE your friends, colleagues and SHARE...
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Written by Cristian F.
Based on practical rather than emotional considerations, the first TEST for a Politician is the Electoral one. If a Politician wins an Election - he is a Successful politician - therefore a Good one! But we are back to the main issue: WHO is assessin...
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Written by Diana N.
One of the definitions for politician is: ”a person experienced in the art or science of government”. But what actually does a politician to be good? If he/she did win the elections - that mean he/she said the right things and convinced people that h...
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Written by Cezar B.
I will quote from the german philosopher Peter Sloterdijk and I will answer the question after that: "What is presented as reflections on politics are actually foundational reflections on rules for the maintenance of the human zoo. If there is one vi...
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Written by Majoritas A.
"I can remember when a good politician had to be 75 percent ability and 25 percent actor, but I can well see the day when the reverse could be true." - Harry S. Truman (the 33rd president of the United States from 1945 to 1953). => Are we there a...
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Written by Gena T.
We must evaluate the qualities of a GOOD POLITICIAN vs the ones of a BAD POLITICIAN. This image says it all
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Written by Cristian F.
There is a "golden triangle of successful politic" With these three simple rules: 1. get elected, 2. stay elected and 3. get re-elected. You can get elected once - if you are a good actor, a good public speaker and you have a good electoral campaig...
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Written by Architect O.
Compared with the many thousands of articles, studies and opinions about business leadership, political leadership has been largely ignored. We should focus more on political performance & political leadership. So, the question about how we asses a...
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Written by Majoritas A.
To be fair and to start from the same concept understanding, we must first define WHAT is a POLITICIAN? A Politician = a person who is professionally involved in politics, especially as a holder of an elected office. So, theoretically, a Politician...
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Written by Bogdis P.
The one who wins elections must be a good Politician! A good Politician is not necessary good in a decision making or governmental position! A good politician needs great consultants and a professional team to be able to take the right decisions an...
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