Thiviya:
the Eritrean people voted in a UN referendum and gave their consent to create a separate country
i don't have the time nor the inclination to teach you what i know about mandates......the example you give is not a mandate: mandates are not based on referanda. mandates are granted as part of an elective process.
suffice it to say that a political mandate is authority from the people to carry out specific initiatives during a term of office.
for it to be a democracy, the term must be predetermined and free and fair elections must be held at the end of each term....this is a condition of democracy as we know it today. |