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Publication date: 22 December 2023
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According to the constitution, the next presidential election must take place in September-October 2024, but parliamentary polls are not due until 2025. Wickremesinghe is heavily…

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Publication date: 24 August 2022
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President Ranil Wickremesinghe was prime minister and acting leader when he announced the restrictions. Gotabaya Rajapaksa had days earlier resigned as president in the face of…

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Publication date: 28 February 2023
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The Election Commission of Sri Lanka (ECSL) confirmed on February 24 that the polls would not be held on March 9 as planned. A day earlier, President Ranil Wickremesinghe claimed…

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Publication date: 12 November 2019
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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

ISSN: 2633-304X

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Publication date: 29 October 2018
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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…

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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB239501

ISSN: 2633-304X

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Publication date: 14 August 2020
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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…

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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB254584

ISSN: 2633-304X

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Publication date: 21 February 2019
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Sri Lanka's stalling constitutional reforms and Tamil politics.
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Publication date: 25 June 2020
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Mahinda Rajapaksa, a former president and leader of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), is seeking a mandate for a full term as prime minister; he was appointed premier last…

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