European Union funded survey reveals A research report titled Factors Guiding Voter Preference in Elections in Sri Lanka, commissioned by the National Peace Council under the European Union funded ...

By Uditha Devapriya In Sri Lanka, political parties are getting ready for presidential elections scheduled for some time next year. Many of them have named their candidates; others are preparing to do ...

As Sri Lanka’s Elections Commission turns its focus to the future, the foundations of its 2026–2029 strategic plan are being ...

The secretary to the Sri Lankan president said Monday that the country’s Supreme Court has ruled against holding provincial council elections in the absence of a report by the delimitations review ...

Sri Lanka’s transfer of power in early January came as a surprise to many, although the lasting effects of Mahinda Rajapaksa’s electoral defeat are far from clear.

Voters in Sri Lanka are choosing representatives in more than 300 local polls, with more female candidates than ever standing for election.. A change in the law requires women to fill a quarter of ...

On the right, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, President of Sri Lanka. On the left, Dr. S. Jaishankar, India’s Minister of External Affairs. Photo: ...

Sri Lanka’s 2024 elections have ushered in a seismic shift, with Anura Kumara Dissanayake (often known by his initials ‘AKD’) of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) becoming president in September ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka—Sri Lanka swore in a new president Friday after voters ousted Mahinda Rajapaksa, the man who had led the country for nearly a decade, in an electoral upset his opponents said ...