In an exclusive island-wide survey commissioned by LMD and conducted by TNS Lanka, more than half of those polled believe that true democracy does not prevail in Sri Lanka, leading business magazine LMD reports, in its February issue.
“The ongoing war, human-rights violations and the absence of freedom of speech all indicate that our ‘democratic socialist republic’ is not really any of these! But surprisingly perhaps, a third of respondents say they live freely and enjoy freedom of expression,” says the pioneering business journal.
According to an LMD-commissioned TNS Lanka island-wide poll, nearly half those polled believe that the judiciary and civic leaders must take the initiative to restore true democracy in our country, while some think that the general public and the media should also play a part in this process – “However, they do not put their faith in either public-interest groups or the business community being able to take the initiative in such a scenario. Forty-five per cent of respondents to the survey call for legal action to be taken against any violation of the democratic process”, LMD’s Talking Point column observes.
TNS Lanka, which undertakes the monthly opinion poll for LMD, asked respondents whether the country has made progress since independence. “Most people (56 per cent, to be precise) agree that Sri Lanka has made some progress since 1948, citing the education and health sectors in particular,” LMD reports.
“Western-style of democracy does not suit Asian countries, or so it seems,” a spokesman for LMD’s publisher Media Services says. He adds: “But there are some who maintain that if properly implemented, the system would work perfectly in Sri Lanka.”
“The ongoing war, human-rights violations and the absence of freedom of speech all indicate that our ‘democratic socialist republic’ is not really any of these! But surprisingly perhaps, a third of respondents say they live freely and enjoy freedom of expression,” says the pioneering business journal.
According to an LMD-commissioned TNS Lanka island-wide poll, nearly half those polled believe that the judiciary and civic leaders must take the initiative to restore true democracy in our country, while some think that the general public and the media should also play a part in this process – “However, they do not put their faith in either public-interest groups or the business community being able to take the initiative in such a scenario. Forty-five per cent of respondents to the survey call for legal action to be taken against any violation of the democratic process”, LMD’s Talking Point column observes.
TNS Lanka, which undertakes the monthly opinion poll for LMD, asked respondents whether the country has made progress since independence. “Most people (56 per cent, to be precise) agree that Sri Lanka has made some progress since 1948, citing the education and health sectors in particular,” LMD reports.
“Western-style of democracy does not suit Asian countries, or so it seems,” a spokesman for LMD’s publisher Media Services says. He adds: “But there are some who maintain that if properly implemented, the system would work perfectly in Sri Lanka.”
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Libertad for Sri Lanka....!!
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