In Sri Lanka, local elections have rattled the government

In Sri Lanka, local elections have rattled the government
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TO CRITICS of Mahinda Rajapaksa, local-council elections that were held in Sri Lanka on February 10th felt like a horror film, as the controversial ex-president rose from his silk-lined political coffin to declare victory. And what a victory it was...
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Had Mahinda Rajapaksa run for president on 10 Feb, he would have lost
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Few would have predicted the results of Sri Lanka’s local government elections in 2018. With the benefit of hindsight, we must now try to understand what happened and why. There are three lessons to be learnt from the results –...
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Women’s quota in local authority elections: Outcomes will fail the promise
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In August 2017, an amendment to the Local Authorities Elections Ordinance announced a 25% quota for women in local authorities. However, the drafting of the law undermines its stated intention. The quota for women is designed to fallshort of the...
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Local government polls: a guide to the new electoral system
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Handing out leaflets, knocking on doors, holding meetings and driving around in vans fitted with loudspeakers, announcing to the world why they alone need your vote. These have become a common sight as the local government elections get closer. With...
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The promises of the government of Sri Lanka remain in limbo three years later – W Radio
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Chathuri Dissanayake Colombo, 9 ene (EFE).- El actual presidente de Sri Lanka, Maithripala Sirisena, llegó al poder con el objetivo de plantar cara a la corrupción y cambiar la cultura política del anterior mandatario Mahinda Rajapaksa, pero, tres años después,...
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President of Sri Lanka celebrates 3 years in power amid doubts over his mandate
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Colombo, 8 ene (EFE).- El presidente de Sri Lanka, Maithripala Sirisena, celebró hoy el tercer aniversario de su llegada al poder con una agenda repleta de actividades que incluyó la inauguración de varias infraestructuras, mientras algunas voces críticas le recriminaban...
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Three years: Glass half full?
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President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe On 8 January 2015, the Sri Lankan polity experienced an unexpected change. A President who planned to rule until he could hand over power to his son lost by half a million...
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Au Sri Lanka, la cité fantôme de l’omnipotente famille Rajapakse
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Président de 2005 à 2015, battu lors des dernières élections, Mahinda Rajapakse tente de revenir sur le devant de la scène. Il prépare aussi l’arrivée de son fils, Namal qui a repris sa province d’Hambantota. Reportage Petite ville perdue dans...
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The Limits of the Presidential Portfolio and its Implications for the Office on Missing Persons
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This brief, published by our legal team, analyses the limitations on the powers of the Executive President to assign subjects and functions to Ministers under the 19th Amendment (19A) to the Constitution. In particular, this paper argues that the Constitution...
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