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Author: Ramindu Perera

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Colombo, Politics and Governance

Beyond Electoral Victory: The President’s Political Tasks Ahead

Sri Lanka enters year 2025 with a new leader and a new political regime. The landslide victory the National Peoples Power (NPP) obtained in the general elections demonstrated the extent of mass…

Ramindu Perera Ramindu Perera on 01/04/2025
Colombo, Elections, Politics and Governance

The September Political Turn: Some Reflections

For the first time in history, the Sri Lankan people have elected a leftist as their president. The left, with its long history, has sought power through both armed insurrections and the…

Ramindu Perera Ramindu Perera on 10/14/202410/14/2024
Colombo, Elections, Politics and Governance

Collapse of the Traditional Two Party System

The presidential election scheduled to be held on September 21 is likely to mark a significant milestone in Sri Lankan political history. The popular sentiment that dominates the public psyche during the…

Ramindu Perera Ramindu Perera on 09/18/202409/18/2024
Colombo, Elections, Politics and Governance

The Post Aragalaya Political Trajectory

This month marks the second anniversary since former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was ousted in a mass uprising. The 2022 March to July mass protest wave was truly an extraordinary event in Sri…

Ramindu Perera Ramindu Perera on 07/22/2024

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