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1. Like clockwork, #WeWantsPresidentialSystem is trending once again in Pakistan. The demand for a presidential system in Pakistan is not new, and has historically been linked to a desire for more a more autocratic form of governance.
2. It is not coincidental that Pakistan's previous experiences with presidential systems have taken place under dictatorships, and the narrative around them echoes arguments in support of authoritarianism; parliaments are inefficient and captured by vested interests, therefore...
3. What is required is a government headed by 'strong' leader empowered to take decisive action without being subject to the messy coonstraints imposed by parliament. Often, this demand is accompanied by a belief that such a leader could be assisted by handpicked 'technocrats'...
