“Governments, political parties and civil society are responsible for upholding and promoting democratic culture and practices and are accountable to the public in this regard. Parliaments and representative local governments and other forms of local governance are essential elements in the exercise of democratic governance. We support the role of the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group to address promptly and effectively all instances of serious or persistent violations of Commonwealth values without any fear or favour.”
This quote is contained in the first principle of the Commonwealth Charter 2013 headed “DEMOCRACY”, which also recognises the inalienable rights of citizens to participate in the democratic process by way of free and fair elections.
Prorogation is only indicative of a trend towards administrative profligacy.
