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194 ENHANCING ELECTIONS AS INSTRUMENTS OF DEMOCRACY IN THE ASEAN REGION

This situation pointed to the need for the envisioning of a strategic
roadmap towards supporting more inclusive democratic processes and

outcomes and more effective and responsive institutions. The following
image is an attempt to draw the key initiatives that will lead to this desired
outcome.

There is so much debate about social security, democracy,
and development but they are being discussed as though they are

disconnected, and can be pursued independently from one another.
In reality, they cannot be disassociated. If our aim is to promote and

support democracy in a developing society, then we should focus on
enabling more inclusive governance (making all voices count), more
inclusive development (making all dreams reachable/ plausible), and

more inclusive security (making all lives matter). This diagram illustrates
the foundational elements that need to be in place to support

democratic and inclusive governance.