Smart Contracts for Political Transparency: A Blockchain Approach to Campaign Promise Fulfillment Monitoring

Abstract

Before elections, political parties make their campaign promises. These promises are often poorly defined and ambiguous. Such campaign promises are difficult to monitor and confirm their fulfillment. This paper discusses current challenges in monitoring political campaign promises. While monitoring platforms exist, their centralized nature raises concerns about data manipulation. The paper suggests leveraging blockchain technology, specifically smart contracts and independent monitoring bodies, to ensure accurate and tamper-proof traceability of (un)fulfilled promises.