Transplant of electoral democracy leads to failed states, humanitarian disasters: former Malaysian official

STORY: Transplant of electoral democracy leads to failed states, humanitarian disasters: former Malaysian official SHOOTING TIME: March 20, 2024 DATELINE: March 20, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:59 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (English): ONG TEE KEAT, Former deputy speaker of the lower house of Malaysian parliament STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE (English): ONG TEE KEAT, Former deputy speaker of the lower house of Malaysian parliament "The present model of electoral democracy is widely touted as the West creation and has ever since been made the one-size-fits-all benchmark for democratic rule worldwide. Unfortunately, this turns out to be a fallacy, the cohesive transplant of electoral democracy, either through military intervention or brutal regime change, as was initiated by Washington in the developing world, has only added more failed states and ensuing humanitarian disasters to the lists. People's wellbeing and aspirations are nowhere to be seen. The so called people-elected governments insta

UN envoy to Libya stresses importance of elections to achieve peace, stability

STORY: UN envoy to Libya stresses importance of elections to achieve peace, stability DATELINE: March 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:44 LOCATION: Tripoli CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the press conference 2. various of Abdoulaye Bathily speaking STORYLINE: The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Libya Abdoulaye Bathily on Saturday stressed the importance of holding national elections in the country to achieve peace, stability, and prosperity. Bathily made his remarks during a press conference on the high-level panel for elections. "Giving the Libyan people the opportunity to choose their leaders through the ballot box is, without doubt, the way towards peace, stability, and prosperity in the country. Elections are needed to restore and rebuild legitimate public institutions that represent and serve the people of Libya," Bathily said. "Successive interim arrangements, endless transition governments, legislative bodies whose terms of office have expired are a source of insta