It is the system of governance that corrupts everybody including the politicians.
A highly centralized government which depends on non elected bureaucracy to govern the whole country from the villages to the capital, is indeed an apology of democracy.
As said absolute power will corrupt absolutely.
As for your contention that the minus two formula was correct,at the end of the day it couldn't be implemented.That says a lot about whether it was correct or not.Besides if you minus the present cow & goat at the helm of the parties,there are many hundreds more in the que, to replenish the vacuum. Is it not?
Devolution of powers of central govt. &empowerment of elected local govt to be the day to day rulers of the local affairs, is the core solution to the problem.
Mizan
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