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Majoritarianism AND FEDERALISM

• Majoritarianism: It is belief that majority community should be able to rule a country in which ever way they want, by disregarding the needs of the minority.
• Federalism: Federalism refers to the mixed or compound mode of government, combining a general government with regional governments in a single political system

FLAG OF SRI LANKA

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Majoritarianism

COMPOSITION OF SRI LANKA ON LANGUAGE

Majoritarianism IN SRI LANKA

• Sri Lanka became an independent country in 1948.
• Because of their sinhalese majority , they took over the country.
• Disregarding the Tamil , an act was passed in 1956' Sinhala as the official Language
• Everything favoured the Sinhalese people

RISE OF THE CIVIL WAR

• By 1980s many political organisations were formed demanding an independent Tamil Eelam.
• The distrust between the two communities turned into a civil war.
• This a setback social, economic , cultural life of the country.
• Thousands of people died in Sri Lanka and even in India too.

BELGIAN FLAG

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POWER SHARING

Composition Of BELGIUM ON LANGUAGE

SWEAT DURING THE CIVIL WAR

• Lots of communities clashed together in the 1960s
• So the government sought for a solution
• They came up with power sharing
• From the 1970 to 1993, series of amendments occurred
• This led to the formation of Federalism

WHY IS POWER SHARING Desirable

• To avoid conflicts, violence
• To avoid civil war
• To avoid disintegration
• To avoid political instability
• It undermines the unity of the nation

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