Question

bring out small control between Belgium and Srilankan democracies

Answer 1

Belgium and Sri Lanka are democratic countries having diverse social setups. Yet, both took completely different approaches when it came to sharing of power.

Belgium accommodated the interests of its two main ethnic groups i.e., Dutch and French by formulating a power-sharing arrangement that gave both an equal opportunity in the working of the government. The Belgians realized that the only way of securing the country’s political stability and unity was by giving both the communities an equal representation in the government. In this manner, feelings of resentment towards the other community were not allowed to flourish in Belgium. The power-sharing arrangement in Belgium, although complex, has been running smoothly over the years.

Sri Lanka, on the other hand, took a different stand with respect to power sharing. The government in Sri Lanka was completely dominated by the majority Sinhala-speaking population, thereby ignoring the Tamil people. Power was concentrated in the hands of only one community, thereby undermining the interests of the others. This approach proved catastrophic for the unity of Sri Lanka. Over the years, Sri Lanka has been riddled with civil wars and political instability. Refusal to share power has resulted in the weakening of the country.

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Answer 2

Belgium Model of Power sharing -

Introduction :

• In the Country, the representation of the language community was as follows -

59% of Dutch speaking community and 40% of French Speaking community and 1% German Speaking community.

But in the country's capital Brussels, the situation was vice versa. It had 80% French speaking community while 20% Dutch speaking community.

Following is the fair model of Belgium

• The Constitution prescribes that the number of both Dutch speaking community and French speaking community must be equal in the Central Government.

• Also, many powers of the Central government have been given to the two regions of the country that is, The Flemish and Wallonia region.

• The French community agreed to such type of accommodation in the Country's capital Brussels, since the Dutch speaking community had accepted the equal representation in Central government ( the majority of Dutch speaking is more in Country)

• Also, there's a third type of government in Belgium known as the Community Government which belongs to people of one language community - Dutch, French and German.

Srilanka Model -

Introduction:

In Sri Lanka the majority is of the Sinhalese speaking community, which makes 74% of the country while there are Tamil Speakers who make up 18% of the remaining population.

The model of Srilanka was based on the principle of Majoritarianism

• An Act was passed in 1956, which decided Sinhala as the official language of the Country.

• There were certain policies which flavoured Sinhala applicants for Government jobs and university positions.

• A new constitution then stipulated that the state shall protect and foster Buddhism.