Historically – A Third Term Means Lifetime!
| by S. V. Kirubahara
“The elections were pointless, as the outcome would be
determined by Mugabe himself”.
—The opposition leader of Zimbabwe, Morgan Tsvangirai
( November 19, 2014, Paris, Sri Lanka Guardian) Well known types of ruling systems fall into categories: - democracy, dictatorship, republic, monarchy / kingdom, communist and socialist.
In brief, let’s look at the main features of those ruling systems:
If it is a democratic state, there will be equality before the law, due process of law, constitutional limits on government, equal rights, social economic and political pluralism, sovereignty of the people, freedom of speech, freedom of press, etc. Failed states which conduct manipulated elections, also consider themselves democrats. They talk about elections but not about how they are done.
