Why Power sharing is desirable

PRUDENTIAL REASONS:

1. It reduces the possibility of conflicts.

2. It provides stability to the government.

MORAL REASONS:

1. Power sharing is the very spirit of democracy.

2. people have a right to be consulted on how they are to be governed

Khalil’s Dilemma

• Khalil lived in the city of Beirut
• Khalil’s father was an orthodox Christian and mother was a Sunni Muslim
• People from various communities living in Lebanon came to live in Beirut, its capital
• Lebanon’s leader laid down some basic rules for power sharing among different community
• As per these rules, the country’s president must being to the Maronite sect of Catholic Christians
• The Prime Minister must be a Sunni Muslim
• The Deputy Prime Minister’s post is fixed for the Orthodox Christians
• The position of the speaker is for the Shia Muslim
• Khalil is not happy with the rules laid down by the Lebanese leaders
• He is a popular man with a political ambition
• He does not follow any religion, neither his fathers’ nor his mothers’
• As per Khalil, an election (referendum) should be held
• Everyone should be allowed to participate
• The one with the maximum votes should be elected as the President no matter which community he/she belongs to
• On the other hand, his elders who have seen bloodshed in the civil war, are happy with the present system i.e. position reserved for a particular community only because this system guarantees for peace