It is the height of absurdity of the President to claim that the Local Government election…
Category: Political Crisis
Mujibur slams Prez for ‘false claims’
demands to know why UNP submitted nominations By Shamindra Ferdinando SJB mayoral candidate for the Colombo…
Elections and lessons from the past
The last local government elections held in our country in 2018, saw the then newly-formed Sri…
Polls monitors fear quasi dictatorship with present rulers postponing polls
By Rathindra Kuruwita Sri Lanka is fast becoming a semi-fascist state, Executive Director of the Institute…
Those behind disrupting LG polls will have to face same SC ruling as Easter Attacks: NPP lawyers
The political authority and relevant government officials would have to face legal actions by the Supreme…
How Independent are the Independent Commissions?
With the postponement of postal voting on Tuesday, the local government elections seem to be hanging…
Suspension of printing of ballot paper: EC urged to question Govt. Printer
By Saman Indrajith The JVP-led NPP yesterday called on the National Elections Commission to summon the…
Election monitors say LG polls doubtful due to govt. interference
By Rathindra Kuruwita It is doubtful whether the local government elections can be held as…
Prof. Peiris predicts general election in mid-2023
By Shamindra Ferdinando Prof. G. L. Peiris, MP, on Saturday (11), said that a general election…
‘Justice for all’ calls for broad democratic movement to protect people’s rights
Good governance lobbyist “Justice for All” on Sunday called for fresh initiatives to urgently form a…
Implementing 13A: Some thoughts
The 13A requires the Government to establish a National Land Commission, which would be responsible for…
A regime sans shame
The SLPP-UNP combine, which is taking great pains to delay the local government (LG) polls for…
Hold General, LG polls on the same day After legalising critical system changes
It is very heartening to learn that one of the rare ‘Country –first’ Political Professionals in…
JVP: Where are President’s influential foreign friends?
By Rathindra Kuruwita President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who assumed duties, claiming that he had very influential friends…
Sri Lanka President says will fully implement 13th amendment
Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe said he will fully implement an earlier amendment to the constitution…
Time to overcome ethnic divide is now
By Jehan Perera After much procrastination, the Election Commission has finally decided that local government elections…
Shameless coalitions ahead of LG polls
The economic crisis and the resultant political upheaval that brought down the Gotabaya Rajapaksa regime have…