Sri Lanka’s Tangled Democracy; Primed for Progress in Colombo?

By Taylor Dibbert.-27/08/2015

Sri Lanka’s parliamentary election is over, and the results are in. By capturing 45.7 percent of the votes and 106 seats in a vote held on August 17, the United National Party (UNP) has narrowly won.

Sri Lanka’s newly elected president Mithripala Sirisena waves at media as he leaves the election commission in Colombo, January 9, 2015.

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Ranil Wickremesinghe, leader of Sri Lanka’s United National Party (UNP), waves next to his wife Maitree Wickremesinghe at the Prime Minister’s official residence in Colombo, August 19, 2015.
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Sri Lanka’s Tangled Democracy Primed for Progress in Colombo by Thavam Ratna