(UTV|COLOMBO) – United Nations (UN) Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth Jayathma Wickramanayake tweeted saying Asia’s oldest democracy is being tested.
Asia’s oldest democracy is being tested.Constitution & Democratic institutions are challenged.Few old men behind closed doors are deciding the country’s fate.
I urge politicians in #SriLanka to respect participatory democracy. Be inclusive & transparent in resolving this crisis!
— Jayathma Wickramanayake (@jayathmadw) November 9, 2018
“Constitution and Democratic Institutions are challenged. Few old men behind closed doors are deciding the country’s fate,” Wickramanayake tweeted after Parliament was dissolved on Friday (09).
She urged politicians in Sri Lanka to respect participatory democracy and be inclusive and transparent in resolving the crisis.
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