Give a comparative analysis between Belgium and Sri Lanka in the sphere of power sharing and current status of power sharing also
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Belgium and Sri Lanka both have more or less the same historical background of complex ethnic composition.
Later after getting independence Belgium shifted from a unitary to federal form of government under the great constitutional change in 1993.
Whereas, Sri Lanka continues to be, for all practical purposes, “a unitary system”.
Whereas Belgium has adopted the power sharing policy which gives equal powers to each and every community, on the other hand Sri Lanka has adopted the majoritarianism which gives power to major communities.
These both countries have chosen the best possible policies based on practicality as both countries share the ethnic problem of people speaking different languages and having different culture.
There can be tension and conflict between ethnic groups can lead to civil war, division of the country and conflict between communities.
The main elements of the Belgium model of power-sharing is based on horizontal power sharing method. Constitution commands that the representation of Dutch and French-speaking representatives shall be similar in the Central Government. Some specific rules require the assistance of a majority of representatives from every linguistic group. Thus, no particular association can make judgments unilaterally.
In Sri Lanka, the democratically chosen government preferred a set of Majoritarian policy dimensions because they wanted Sinhala domination. Moreover, Sinhala was the only sanctioned language due to which Sri Lankan Tamils started feeling alienated. As a consequence of this, the Sri Lankan Tamils originated gatherings and began efforts for the identification of Tamil as an accurate expression. By the 1980s numerous political organizations were established. All this shortly transformed into a Civil War, thereby, creating suffering in the nation
Current status of power sharing in Belgium and Srilanka is;
Constitution commands that the representation of Dutch and French-speaking representatives shall be similar in the Central Government. Some specific rules require the assistance of a majority of representatives from every linguistic group. Thus, no particular association can make judgments unilaterally.
(ii) Many authorities of the Central Government is been distributed with State Governments of the two states of the nation. Thus the State Governments are not inferior to the Central Government.
(iii) Brussels had a separate administration in which both the associations have similar representation. The French-speaking people received similar representation in Brussels because the Dutch-speaking association has admitted equal representation in the Central Government.