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Sri Lanka's stalling constitutional reforms and Tamil politics.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB242026
ISSN: 2633-304X
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According to results announced thus far, the UNP has won nearly 46% of the vote and 93 seats in the 225-member parliament -- close to the 113 half-way mark. Former President…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB202752
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The bailout’s second tranche cannot be released until the review is complete. Separately, the government is battling accusations that it is protecting individuals who helped…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB282414
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The front runners are Gotabaya Rajapaksa, from the opposition Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), and Sajith Premadasa, from Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe's United National…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB247708
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President Maithripala Sirisena’s Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe’s United National Party (UNP), which form the National Unity Government…
India and Sri Lanka have had several high-level engagements in recent months. However, contention over the ECT deal risks setting back bilateral relations.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB259839
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Prospects for Sri Lanka in 2016.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB208533
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Incumbent Ranil Wickremesinghe seeks another term, this time as an independent rather than a representative of his United National Party (UNP). A recent survey on voting…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB289597
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There is a nationwide state of emergency from today. Islamic State (IS) has claimed responsibility for the attacks, though authorities have also been investigating local militant…
Sirisena's victory is a potential game-changer: instead of entrenching the autocratic tendencies of his predecessor Mahinda Rajapaksa's administration, the election results hold…