Anand Panyarachun: Main pillars for the architecture of democracy
TI CINEMA
TOPIC: SUSTAINABLE DEMOCRACY
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The former prime minister of Thailand, Anand Panyarachun, delivered this short opening speech for the Third Amartya Sen Lecture on Sustainable Democracy. He shares his insights on sustainable democracy based on his experience which included drafting a people’s constitution. He lists seven main pillars for the architecture of democracy.
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singapoor on Fri, 23rd Oct 2009 8:36 am
7 pillars of architecture of democracy
1. elections
2. political tolerance
3. rule of law
4. freedom of expression
5. accountability and transparency
6. decentralisation
7. civil society
how many pillars does Singapore’s “democracy” have?
1. yes
2. no
3. yes
4. no
5. no
6. no
7. little or no
4/7 of the architecture for democracy is totall missing
1/7 of the architecture is almost missing
1/7 (elections) of the architecture is there in form but essentially falls short of the fairness and conditions an election should have