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Hardly had the nominations for the parliamentary elections been handed over, political parties began planning on how they would be part of a future government. Some of the smaller parties, contesting with the major parties, have approached the National People’s Power led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and told him that they were ready to [...]
Successive losses
My dear Sajith, I wrote to you last about two months ago but I thought I should write to you again now even though you must be busy, preparing for your second national election within a few weeks. This must be that time when you must ‘keep your head when all about you are losing [...]
Challenging task of continuing IMF agreement while reducing taxes and enhancing social expenditure
The President announced that the government would continue with the IMF agreement. He expects to achieve the macroeconomic targets set by the IMF while giving relief to low-income earners and providing assistance to the poor. This has been a challenging task in the country’s economic and political conditions at the best of times. It is [...]
The AKD presidency must show political maturity in running the ship of state
What the Anura Kumara Dissanayake (AKD) Presidency and his (rather frighteningly) new administration faces as a daunting challenge up to the General Elections on November 14th 2024 and beyond, is not a lack of good intentions but to prove that it possesses political stagecraft and due capacity to run the ship of State. Places of [...]
Composition of Parliament may reflect more than two thirds new faces
The Parliamentary Elections of 2024 promises to be an unusual one in more ways than one. Even though the nomination process has only just been completed and elections are one month away, some clear trends are visible. One of the strongest cries that have emerged during recent times is the need to revamp the quality [...]
Supreme Court justice finally brought to Easter Sunday’s bomb blast victims
It’s a wrap as last man left to pay, SDIG Nilantha pays up on final day The long-drawn battle waged by Malcom Cardinal Ranjith to bring justice to his people killed or maimed in the Easter Sunday blast and led by President’s Counsel Shamil Perera in the Supreme Court finally ended on Monday when the [...]
They came running and jumped into another sinking ship
Oh, what a national tragedy. What a fall was there, my countrymen, if one might temporarily dip into the words of Mark Antony. After all, they too were uttered at an unexpected moment of chaos at the assassination of Caesar. But this was not such a historical moment that brought the citizens of Rome onto [...]
JVP/NPP target House next: Aim for at least a simple if not large majority
Many seasoned politicians out of the race—they include Mahinda, Ranil, Wimal and Champika Weerawansa warns new president of “Western imperial” schemes Champika accuses SJB of violating the deal with his party Namal chooses National List and abandons hometown electorates By Our Political Editor Friday’s nominations for the November 14 parliamentary elections mark the historic [...]
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