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Politics of Ethnicity and Population Censuses in Sri Lanka . Kalinga Tudor Silva . Department of Sociology . University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka . Population censuses have a long history in Sri

Political Violence in Sri Lanka: Dynamics, Consequences and Issues of Democratization. by Sasanka Perera. Colombo: Centre for Women’s Research (CENWOR), 1998, 2) Teaching and

Sri Lanka’s key political risks after presidential election

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Political Parties; Directory of Past Members; The System of Elections in Sri Lanka. Franchise; Qualifications to be elected as a Member of Parliament; Nomination Requirements; Conduct of

Sri Lanka holds the distinction of being Asia’s oldest democracy, having embraced universal adult suffrage in 1931. There are 225 members of parliament, 196 are elected through preferential

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Sri Lankan politics changed course in September, when Anura Kumara Dissanayake of the left-wing National People’s Power (NPP) alliance was elected president, replacing Ranil Wickremesinghe.

Fifteen years later, the Sri Lankan government’s promises to share power and devolve their own political authority in Tamil-majority areas have largely failed to materialise.

Éric Toussaint reviews the situation in Sri Lanka since 2022. From the popular revolts to the new centre-Left government elected in late 2024 and the negotiations with the

Sri Lanka’s new leader must avoid scandals and pursue domestic and foreign policies that centre on improving the island’s economy to maintain popularity with the public.

Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Ali Sabry on Dec. 9, 2023. Credit: X/President’s Media Division of Sri Lanka Subscribe for ads-free reading In recent months, Sri Lanka has found

Understanding the political processes in Sri Lanka requires a deep dive into its history of ethnic tensions, youth radicalization, and the consequences of elite domination. Let’s

Sri Lanka’s political structure, established by its 1978 Constitution, is a hybrid mix of presidential and parliamentary systems, inspired by the French Fifth Republic. The President, directly elected for a five-year term, holds

While there may be a new President and a slew of new faces in Parliament, the officials in charge of the Treasury and Central Bank of Sri Lanka remain the same. Positioned at the geographic

Sri Lanka is mired in a deep political and economic crisis and the country’s president has flown out of the country, days after a huge crowd of protesters stormed his

The UN Human Rights Commissioner’s office in Geneva has urged the new government to pursue an inclusive national vision for Sri Lanka that addresses the root causes of the ethnic conflict.

The president of Sri Lanka is the elected head of state and the chief executive of Sri Lanka.The president is a dominant political figure in the country. The office was created in 1972, as more

A major part of the problem was Sri Lanka’s political elite—how, both before and after independence, a small coterie of families monopolized power. By the 2000s, the

Sri Lanka crisis: Sirisena’s actions mean Tamils are left to choose ...

This created a dangerous ethnic cleavage in Sri Lankan politics. Bandaranaike had her civic rights removed by an act of Parliament. In 1978 Jayewardene introduced a new constitution making

Political pressure groups. Civil society participation in decision-making and opinion-shaping in Sri Lanka is very poor. Professionals, civil society groups, and media rarely play significant roles in

Recent events experienced in Sri Lanka reveal how macroeconomic stability, social cohesion and political stability are intertwined and how the effect of one aspect could spillover to another.

Millions of people went to the polls to vote in the first Presidential elections since mass protests forced the country’s last elected president, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, from office in 2022. 1, 2.

The results of the 16th parliamentary elections in Sri Lanka mark a political upheaval in several respects. First, Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), founded in 2016,

Sri Lanka’s political parties are now trying to cobble together alliances from a fragmented political landscape in the hope of getting into stronger positions ahead of

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In Sri Lanka’s political science research, the body of work directly on the theme of democracy is somewhat thin. The survey and studies on the ‚State of Democracy and Human Security‘, carried out

Sri Lanka’s presidential flags are unique to each president, and the design changes every time a new leader assumes office. Five days later, Mr Rajapaksa fled the country and

Sri Lanka ’s long-standing policy of non-alignment is facing renewed scrutiny, as deepening ties with India strain its neutrality amid rising tensions between New Delhi and

From the outset, Amarasuriya has been unequivocal in her critique of Sri Lanka’s political culture. During our first interview, she described it as “extremely toxic, masculine,

As Sri Lanka navigates its internal challenges, including economic hardship and political change, India’s policy of sustained engagement— characterized by developmental

The President briefed Mr. Peters on Sri Lanka’s progress in economic, social and political stabilization following the recent elections. He emphasized the government’s

November 2024 signalisiert den Wunsch nach einem politischen Neuanfang in Sri Lanka. Hierfür muss die neue Regierung von Präsident Anura Kumara Dissanayake erstens die Folgen der schweren Wirtschaftskrise von 2022