A local broadcaster last week gave the country’s seven parties spotlights, flags, timers and a live poll. The one thing it could not manufacture was uncertainty about who will win.
The camera pulls back to reveal seven candidates at seven illuminated lecterns, each framed by a wall of party colours. Blue and magenta spotlights frenetically sweep the studio. Giant LED screens pulse. In the steeply banked seats before the stage, whooping supporters wave flags and cheer routine policy claims as though somebody had just scored an elab…


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