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The Fall of the No-Confidence Motion Against the Prime Minister

It was fairly clear even before yesterday’s debate that the Prime Minister would not easily be defeated on the no-confidence motion, given the configuration of party representation in the current Parliament. The…

Asanga Welikala Asanga Welikala on 04/05/201804/05/2018
Colombo, Issues, Politics and Governance

A question of confidence in Yahapaalanaya – The unfinished mandate

Hard on the heels of the local government elections, the Joint Opposition (JO) emboldened by the unexpectedly robust performance of their nascent political party, the Sri Lanka Podujana Party (SLPP), popularly known…

Harim Peiris Harim Peiris on 03/30/2018
Colombo, Politics and Governance

Reform Resistance in Sri Lankan Politics

Featured image courtesy ada.lk One serious political question that emerges from Sri Lanka’s current political impasse is the following: why has a reformist democratic regime, with domestic popular support as well as…

Prof. Jayadeva Uyangoda Prof. Jayadeva Uyangoda on 03/27/201804/05/2018

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