Freedom For The Organization Freedom House - 1466 Words

Freedom can be categorized in many different ways, but for the organization Freedom House there are only two key aspects that can be ranked to determine which countries are free. By using the ideas of â€Å"civil liberties† and â€Å"political rights† which combine to create an overall â€Å"freedom rating† (Freedom House, 2014) that are compiled into a list of global ranking of freedom. In comparing countries that are free and not free, there is a trend that shows how authoritarian states tend to rank lower in terms of freedom as opposed to democratic states due to an importance being put on protecting certain groups. In authoritarian states, the government’s priority is ensuring their continued reign, whereas in democratic states, the government†¦show more content†¦South Korea’s electoral process results in presidential candidates being directly into positions, as well as a council that follows the same direct vote electoral process. Sou th Korea has a free and fair election system that, in 2013, created a way to enable more citizens to vote by setting up two new voting systems. The first was a new method of early electoral allowed citizens to arrive at voting booths having not applied prior in order to maximize the amount of voters able to actively participate in elections. As well, South Korea implemented a non-registering voter system that allowed voters to simply arrive at election booths with identification to vote regardless of their home district. This creates opportunities for people who work away from their home district to participate in elections. One of the few problems that have occurred from allowing a greater voting population is the smaller margin in which the recent president was elected. As well, with a recent â€Å"alleged meddling† (Freedom House, 2014) from the National Intelligence Service (NIS), paired with charges having been laid against a few important members of the organization hav e lead few to ponder whether this activity has â€Å"harmed the country’s electoral process† (Freedom House, 2014). This is due to the fact that the National Intelligence Service had an online campaign supporting current president Park Geun-Hye. Albeit having some