The elections and the good of the country

Politicians and analysts across the ideological spectrum are talking about the possibility of snap elections while focusing on how this would benefit one political party or another. They appear to be ignoring the bigger issue: the management - with speed, efficiency and continuity - of the public health, economic and social challenges that lie ahead.

They are ignoring the crisis that most businesses - small, medium-sized and large - face, the collapse of tourism (one of the country's key sources of revenue), and skyrocketing unemployment.

Instead, they are seeking to assess the gains that can be secured by a party or leader. Such a cynical and one-sided approach is cause for consternation and exasperation.

Many lawmakers presently in the Parliament support an early election as this would mean they'd be re-elected since the vote would be according to set...