COMMENT | The once-in-five-years party is in town. Will the good times roll or will it be the same stuff albeit with minor modifications?

Why change and modify a 55-year-old tried and tested mode of being on the winning side except for the last one which exceptionally misfired?

Plenty. The reverberations of fear are rattling a few – the rich and powerful albeit with shady pasts. With personal liberty and freedom at risk, there can be so much damage that could change the course of our nation.

Little wonder that the leader of one party remarked: "GE15 is the mother of all general elections in our country. If we cannot win, our fate will be worse than GE14.” What could be worse? Behind bars or remaining unemployed, yet powerless with lots of money...