Topic: Authoritarianism and Democracy
Country: Saudi Arabia
Delegate Name: Nolan Ott
School: Forest Hills Central High School
Topic page: background guide and all position papers All Saudi Arabia position papers GLIMUN 2017 committees
We, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, are a country that has a functioning monarchy. The country is ruled through an authoritarian form of government that works for our country. Previously, Saudi Arabia was ruled under an extremist islamic regime causing issues with human right. Recently, we have made a large motion to eradicate what is left of the extremists in the government. This was by removing remaining princes and ministers that were associated with and had extremist views. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia acknowledges that democracy has benefits for a country, but a country is best governed through an authoritarian government. Democracy has many issues that arise with giving citizens the power to make decisions while being uninformed. By making uninformed decisions, countries are being headed by leaders who are not the best for the country's interests. This leads to stunting economic growth in the country. Another issue that is presented in democratic style government is lack of participation by all citizens. A voter turnout of 100% is an unheard of and an unreasonable expectation for democratic governments, but it is the only way for a country to be properly represented by its population. To spearhead the issues presented by a democratic government, an authoritarian form of government should be used. There are issues that are associated with this kind of government can be avoided, as Saudi Arabia has shown. To prevent these issues, extremist authoritarian governments should be prevented and avoided.
