By Vishvanath
The Election Commission (EC) has at long last decided to hold the next presidential election on Sept. 21, 2024. It has thus ended months of speculation that the government might do something to delay the crucial poll. However,...
By Vishvanath
What is happening in Sri Lankan politics is a textbook case of irony. The SLPP government, under President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s stewardship, is busy undoing what it pledged to do in its election manifestos or did after being voted...
By Vishvanath
The incumbent SLPP-UNP government is a contradiction in itself. It is doing exactly the opposite of what those who voted the SLPP into power expected. This fact became manifestly clear from a statement President Ranil Wickremesinghe made...
By VishvanathThe dynamics of the ongoing presidential race are undergoing radical changes with new political alliancesemerging and intra party rivalries and conflicts coming into the open. Political leaders have had to adapt theirstrategies accordingly.It is a mistake for anyone...
By Vishvanath
There seems to be no end in sight to efforts being made to delay the upcoming presidential election. Close on the heels of the dismissal by the Supreme Court of a fundamental rights (FR) petition which sought a...
By Vishvanath
The Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday (July 09) summoned the Government Printer, the IGP, and the Post Master General for a discussion on the upcoming presidential election. Several rounds of such meetings usually take place before elections. The...
By Vishavanath
Marriages may be made in heaven, as is popularly believed, but political marriages are undoubtedly made on earth or perhaps even in hell, for they are uneasy, weak unions among self-serving politicians who act out of expediency rather...
By Vishvanath
President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s election campaign is going into overdrive as the presidential poll draws near. Soon after making an address to the nation and announcing Sri Lanka’s much-hyped external debt restructuring deal, the President attended a rally, held...
By VishvanathNo sooner had President Ranil Wickremesinghe indicated, in his address to the nation, onWednesday (26 June), that he would contest the upcoming presidential election than it was reportedthat another group of dissident SLPP MPs including ministers had decided...
By Vishvanath
The signs are that President Ranil Wickremesinghe will shortly announce his participation in the upcoming presidential contest. The Opposition has been able to have the public doubt whether he will run for President at all. However, a seasoned...
By Vishvanath
Both the SLPP and the SJB are experiencing intraparty disputes, the last thing any political party wants in the run-up to a crucial election, which it cannot afford to lose.
Differences between SJB Chairman Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka and...
By Vishvanth
Rhetoric and diatribe are crescendoing as the next presidential poll approaches. Some election campaigns have already gone into overdrive with prospective candidates traversing the country in a bid to garner votes. Speculation is still rife in political circles that the government may...
