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1 – 10 of 11According to the constitution, the poll must take place in September-October. The JVP was formed as a Marxist-Leninist party. Recent opinion polling suggests Dissanayake would be…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286768
ISSN: 2633-304X
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SRI LANKA: UN pressure is troublesome distraction
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES273244
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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…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB195951
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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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SRI LANKA: IMF move shows extent of crisis
This came after Sirisena dissolved the National Unity Government (NUG) that included his Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) and Wickremesinghe’s United National Party (UNP). Sirisena…
SRI LANKA: Colombo charts conciliatory course
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES204354
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SRI LANKA: Ethnic rifts pose long-term challenge
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES197708
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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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With the support of the SLPP’s allies, the Rajapaksa administration now commands a two-thirds parliamentary majority, which is enough to make constitutional changes. The…