Publication
Bridging the Gap between Citizen Expectations and Lawmakers’ Performance - Policy Brief
Author: The Governance and Local Development Institute (GLD)
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Citizens worldwide are dissatisfied with their law makers’ performance, often eroding trust in
government institutions and fostering democratic
backsliding. However, citizens often misunderstand parliamentarians’ roles and capacity, making
demands that parliamentarians are neither tasked
with nor capable of fulfilling.