Did they do something similar back in the 1960s-1970s time range when they elected a Trotskyite Prime Minister?
Sri Lanka of course ended up in total economic disaster then too. I guess they didn’t learn!
Oh, I know, “This Time it’s Different!”
Socialist Sirimavo Bandaranaike. Alienated the Tamil minority and instigated a bloody civil war.
Looks like they picked the wrong people again, eh?