Fair election, but…
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By all accounts, the election of 29 December can be regarded as free and fair. But the outcome of it is so one sided that the winning party may take the result as the 'Mandate' for them to do anything they wish not that they will but it is within their right. This is where Bangladesh is sadly lacking the benefit of a second chamber as in India, the USA and in the UK who can 'Moderate' the actions of the elected prime minister and the cabinet. A strong opposition also helps but here the opposition has been routed so completely, but still has the audacity to have already shouted 'foul'. That is really laughable, but worrying nevertheless. I therefore wait with an anxious heart to see what happens after the much-needed euphoria that the country and the people needed dies down. What price do we have to pay for peace, tranquillity, fairness, transparency and a government free from nepotism?
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