Editorial
UN push for talks
Compromise to lead to credible election
THIS is a welcome effort in the otherwise doom-gloom scenario of virulent political confrontation that has blind-folded the major political players to the game-changing task at hand. The UN envoy Oscar Fernandez-Taranco's parleys with the ruling party and opposition camps at the instance of UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon should have reminded them that continuing inaction is not an option, far less a failure is.
It is our understanding that lack of motivation and sincere intent on the part of both AL and BNP has stood in way of a resolution of the stalemate. Since our prime national leaders have run out of their capacity to come to terms with each other on pre-poll government, the UN envoy's intercession comes as a timely initiative.
To ensure staging of a dialogue, let alone its successful outcome, certain prerequisites have to be met. First and foremost, no precondition should be attached to a dialogue. Secondly, and equally importantly, a conducive environment will have to be fostered through release of all opposition leaders and withdrawal of politically motivated cases against them. Last but not least, compromise has to be regarded as key to working out an arrangement to hold credible elections.
It is our belief that the gaps in the stances taken by the AL and the BNP can be bridged if an interim non-partisan pre-poll arrangement is the sole moot point, which the ruling party has to embrace to evoke an effective reciprocity from the opposition.
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