Abstract
Using the results of questionnaires conducted on candidates in the two national elections held in 2021 and 2022, we have identified the issues at stake in the elections and visualized the differences in the political argument of each party and candidate. The analysis identified four clusters based on the political position of each candidate in the 2021 elections. In addition, it was found that the questions contributing to the first and second principal components obtained from the principal component analysis were issues in the election. For the 2022 elections, the number of clusters and the main components of the issues in the election increased. This result is probably due to the addition of new candidates from several parties to the tally this time. However, the issue of fiscal consolidation, a critical issue for our country, was not an election issue in either election. Throughout the two elections, there were changes in the political positions of several parties. Several parties have changed their approach to the national defense policy because of the increasing international tension. Furthermore, we visualized the distribution of wasted votes by accumulating the votes received by each candidate. The results revealed a gap between the ruling and opposition parties in the wasted votes ratio to all the votes. The result indicates the success or failure of each party's electoral cooperation. These achievements can demonstrate to voters abstaining from voting the issues in the election and the differences in the policy arguments of each party. They also encourage voters to strategically decide where to vote to reflect their vote in politics. To increase voters' interest in politics and recover voter turnout, it is necessary to continue disseminating the results of this study in future elections.
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