Eritrea Constitutional Governance
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*Eritrea Constitutional Governance*
By Berhane Woldu,
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Democracy means different things to different cultures and mostly contested
term and it is often more in name only than genuine. Democracy as we see it
in the developing nations has lead to blunder, ethnic killing and religious
war. Eritrea wants none of this nonsense. Eritrea’s governance is based on
equality, justice, diversity in unity and quality of life. Political
reforms include more substantive principle. What we need is Governance
with constitutional constraints, tailored to local realities and a
government that is devoted to its people and increase opportunity. Eritrea
does have leaders, institutions, social forces and effective, efficient and
genuine leadership with high administrative skill to bring the nation into
prospers civil and modern nation.
In his book The coming Anarchy, Kaplan states; “Democracy or free election
should come after free market had produced enough economic and social
development to make democracy sustainable. Middle class and civil
institutions are precondition for stable democracy and are bi-product of a
free market”. He goes on to say “ Contrasting Lee Kuan Yew’s prosperous
authoritarian Singapore with the killings, “bloodletting democratic states
of Columbia, Rwanda, and South Africa, Kaplan strongly criticizes America’s
post-Cold War undertaking to export democracy abroad, to places where it
can’t succeed”. Great political thinkers and sociologists have for many
years argued that Economic prosperity should press free election; in 1959,
noted sociologist Seymour Martin and in 1968 political scientist Samuel P.
Huntington both argued strongly against rapid democratization in the
developing modernizing societies. Young Third Word economists are in
agreement with the idea of economic prosperity first democracy later.
Eritrea is different in the sense that it’s a country that came with shared
sacrifices, family values and the individual exists in the context of the
family rather than the western value of individualism. As a nation it has
no minorities’ who dominates the economy, equality is the motto. Eritrea
after independence started rebuilding its economy; had attained remarkable
progress in its economy and was working on a political transition to be
governed by constitutional governance. These progresses were interrupted by
Ethiopia’s war of aggression. Ideals of self reliance became a cause for
other nations to gang up on Eritrea to divert the nation from its economic
and political development. Eritrea did not blink; it diverted its resources
to generate growth. Socioeconomic reforms were put in place “leveling the
playing field’ social justice educational opportunities were expanded, to
the rural areas to bring the impoverished majority to compete successfully
with the urban rich. Health services were expanded to reach the most remote
area, infrastructures were built: roads, bridges, water diversion skims,
dams, and water reservoirs were built to enhance food security.
Transportation services were expanded to villages. Education being the
engine of economic development has been expanded. Universities and colleges
were built and presently expanding. Boarding schools were introduced in the
remote and dispersed area of the country. National Cooperation’s were
formed where the nationals benefit from ownership and capital. Encourage
equity to develop through sales of shares and encourage single ownership
involve not only efficiency gains but also a more open society. Wealth
balances through intervention on behalf of an economically disadvantage
group is in place owing to progressive taxation. The sum of all begets a
wealthy nation fulfilling the prerequisite for a stable Democratic country.
History has taught us that democracy emerged in the Western nation
gradually over centuries and incrementally, over many generations. Yet
it’s being forced upon developing nations overnight without consideration.
Majority rule or democracy is not and must not be the priority;
constitutional safeguards, protection and guaranties against arbitrary
government confiscation and human rights protection should be the main
concern. One man one vote may not be the best system or parliamentarian
proportional representation may not fit Eritrea. Bottom-up democratization
local village election may be the best way to transfer into democracy.
Eritrea’s Political reforms are gaining ground. In Eritrea there are open
local village elections and district election in cities, there might be
some limitations however the election offers a vital measure of political
participation and more significantly, legitimate competitive election as an
important part of the political process. There have been many improvements
in granting the great majority of citizens far more economic and personal
freedoms than they have enjoyed since the war of aggression by Ethiopia and
its handlers.
The nation has attained urbanization, political modernization and secular
nationals. Eritrea has no difficulty in implementing democracy. EPLF ideals
were to first free the nation from its colonizers, second to develop the
country economically and third to attain a democratic nation. These were
and remain to be the mission and visions of the Eritrean people and
leaders.
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