A New Cabinet, But Political Balance Still Precarious

 by Laksiri Fernando

( January 13, 2015, Sydney, Sri Lanka Guardian) The election victory of the common opposition candidate, Maithripala Sirisena, can be characterized as a victory for democracy in its broadest meaning of the term. However, the specificities of the future processes of democracy or good governance are still to be worked out, not to speak of reconciliation for the moment. Not that I am considering reconciliation as secondary, but it should go hand in hand with democracy and good governance. If we get the house in order, we might be able to live like a family.
A New Cabinet, But Political Balance Still Precarious by Thavam Ratna