Internet and presidential election

In the opinion of experts, the Internet will become a useful tool for presidential candidates in 2007. However, the presidential candidate cannot predict the number of people who will vote for I go over the Internet.

According to a recent survey by Novatris / Harris Research Institute (France) on RTL radio, 24% of voters said they could be greatly influenced by the Internet via websites, electronic newspapers, blogs and video footage on the characters' network they will vote on. However, 71% of voters do not think so.

The Internet plays an undeniable role in presidential campaigning, but it also has a great impact on how difficult it is to check the number of voters who will vote.

The Internet has a great impact on election results

Yves-Marie Cann of the Ifop Institute's public opinion department expressed her thoughts: 'The Internet is a form of personal image promotion chosen by presidential candidates, it also actively participates in campaigning. election However, it is not voters who vote '.

She stressed: ' More than half of voters do not access the Internet to check and find out information about political candidates '.

For example, in France, 58% of French voters know about presidential candidates via TV, but only 5% via the Internet. According to a recent survey by the Science-Po Political Science Center, this number has increased to 10% due to the increasing number of 18 to 34-year-old voters accessing the Internet.

Thierry Vedel of the Cevipof Institute for Political Studies said the Internet will become a mass media and information tool for presidential candidates. ' But the number of voters we can hope to access the Internet is The 2007 presidential election can only be between 30-35% . '

In the future, the Internet will be where voters first learn about presidential candidates. A Robert Laffont book about the role of the Internet and presidential elections will be published in 2007 ' How to become president through the Internet? '

The number of voters accessing the Internet to learn political information is mostly young people. This new medium almost replaces radio, newspapers and TV for them.

In 2007, presidential candidates could go through their own websites to set up committees to review, examine and monitor presidential election campaigns. Through the blog, the presidential candidate expressed his personal view of building the country, understanding the voters' aspirations to have the right political strategies to attract more supporters. For example, French presidential candidate Nicolas Sarkozy Nicolas Sarkozy has received 900 enthusiastic blogs from the UMP-France group.

In addition, the Internet plays an important role in connecting presidential candidates to people in rural areas. Through the Internet, candidates can promote their information, images and will to people in remote areas across the country.

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