The possibility of any solution to the present political impasse appears very remote to me. This impasse, which is not the doing of the people, is hurting them and damaging the economy of the country. The politicians by their irresponsible acts have stymied our path of prosperity. I am not at all optimistic about any dialogue between the two antagonistic political parties and even less hopeful of any satisfactory resolution to the present political crisis, as they are more interested to score points over their adversaries, rather than solving the problems. Both the parties want to be in a position of strength when they sit for negotiations. But in a democratic system and in a dialogue there has to be give and take. They are both keen to be in a position of strength and are very rigid on their respective positions. This does not augur well for any successful negotiation for resolving their problems. The present politics of confrontation is too deep rooted to be resolved through a couple of meetings between the antagonistic political parties. They might at best find a short-term solution to the present crisis but this will mean that the main problem is deferred to be surfaced at a later date with more fury and vengeance. This is not desirable.The most important thing is that neither of the parties is interested to solve the problems that they have between themselves. It has to be done by a neutral caretaker government. So I recommend that the term for the next caretaker government be extended to 12 to 24 months so that they can carry out reforms and give acceptable shape to the democratic institutions of the country, besides presenting the country with a new constitution that will suit the temperament of our people and help democracy flourish. I personally feel the US system of governance suits a developing country best, as it was originally designed for a newly independent country. It has helped them to become a major world power in just over one hundred years.
Who knows what is in store for us but there is nothing like trying and trying wholeheartedly.
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