2020 Parliamentary Election Results- An analysis
The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP)-led alliance secured 151 of 225 seats in Sri Lanka’s August 2020 parliamentary polls. With…
The next months and years will bring major challenges
Twice postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic, Sri Lankans finally voted on Wednesday, 5 August in the country’s parliamentary election.…
People reward dominant leaders
On Aug. 5, Sri Lankans put on masks and voted in South Asia’s first major election since the start of…
2020 elections: Implications for India
the August 5, 2020 elections in Sri Lanka has been a turning point: first, it was organised amidst opposition and…
A turning point
The Mahinda Rajapaksa-led Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP, Sri Lanka People’s Front) has swept the August 5, 2020, Parliamentary Elections. SLPP received…
The election results also reflect a class divide
The general elections on 5 August turned out to be an outstanding victory for the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP),…
Criticism on the rise?
Last week, the de facto leader of the Tamil National Alliance (TNA), M.A. Sumanthiran, gave an interview to a Sinhala…
Achieving herd immunity
Christian Drosten, who directs the Institute of Virology at the Charité Hospital in Berlin, was one of those who identified…
Treat this as a humanitarian issue
The SAARC Secretariat should play an active role in the region’s response to COVID-19, along with “someone in-charge”, according to…
Federalism and Post-War Reconciliation
Following his election as president of Sri Lanka in 2019, Gotabaya Rajapaksa has taken a strong stand against federalism and…