The uncommon problem

“You don’t want to run the risk of sclerosis in a democratic society. You want to keep the blood running. You don’t want to get the idea that any country…is dependent on any one person. You look at a lot of these dictators that have been deposed in the last few years…almost all of them at one time were young and idealistic and incredibly capable. And they really meant to do something good. They just kind of outstayed their welcome” – Former US President Bill Clinton on why presidential term limits are important, in an interview with CNN in September 2012
The die is cast, unofficially at least for a presidential election in January 2015.

Thursday 05th June 2014

When the poll is declared, President Mahinda Rajapaksa will create history in Sri Lanka as the only incumbent to contest a presidential election for the third consecutive time. The 18th Amendment to the Constitution, passed by a two-thirds majority garnered artificially by the UPFA in September 2010, paved the way for this third time candidacy in 2015.

The Uncommon Problem by Thavam Ratna