#kommunalvalg

It was election night in the municipal election here in Denmark and that is usually 'celebrated' with either open shrimp sandwiches or this very thickly cut, fried bacon with cooked apples or boiled potatoes and parsley sauce/gravy.. Or both..

In our case, I only served the open shrimp sandwiches followed by a curry soup. And then 77% chocolate as a 'dessert'..

I can't stress enough how important it is to vote for your country, municipality, region, Europe Parliament or whatever else you can vote for in your country. Frankly, I don't care who or what you vote for. I just want people to get up and vote.

I'm not going to say that you don't have a right to complain if you don't vote, because honestly, you'll always have the right to complain and setting an X somewhere is not going to grant you some magic rights. BUT it is important to show if you're unhappy or unsatisfied with the way things are - or if you're happy with the way things are and want to keep them this way. It is important to use your vote and vote.

I for one will ALWAYS use my rights to vote. If fair and democratic voting was a given thing in every single country, I wouldn't be sitting where I am. I'd be sitting in Iraq surrounded by my family. My parents didn't go through all the the things they went through to bring me up in a safe place for me not to go voting.

I for one refuse to believe that you can just sit at home and complain about stuff, when voting is seriously the easiest thing. If you don't know the candidates? Look them up, take a test, return a blank card. GO VOTE. Seriously, it's not that hard looking up the people. I did it today. I looked up the candidates today and voted half an hour later. I don't know them all, I just know what I need to know to put my vote. You don't need to be an expert on politics to go vote. Just do it. Because it's your right. It's your duty and it's your privilege while living in a country where you are able to let your voice be heard.

Det er nok de færreste danskere, der allerede nu er optaget af det næste store valg – nemlig kommunalvalget til efteråret, mere præcist d. 19. november 2013. Men partier og kandidater er allerede i gang. Et af de afgørende spørgsmål er, hvordan man som kandidat kan anvende sociale medier til at samle stemmer.