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Thursday, August 27, 2015

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

Sri Lanka Brief
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.
Dinuka Liyanawatte / Reuters
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. Dinuka Liyanawatte / ReutersSri Lanka's newly elected president Mithripala Sirisena waves at media as he leaves the election commission in Colombo, January 9, 2015. Dinuka Liyanawatte / Reuters
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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