Sri Lanka elections: tumbling skeletons and bumbling politicians
By Col. R. Hariharan-11-Aug-2015
With a week to go before Sri Lanka people elect a new parliament, former president Mahinda Rajapaksa predicted the United Peoples Freedom Alliance (UPFA), which had fielded him, to win “up to” 117 seats. However, a pre-election survey showed only 27.5 percent voters preferred him over his bĂȘte noir and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, leader of the rival United National Front for Good Governance (UNFGG), who led the survey with a hefty near 40 percent preference.
Sri Lanka Elections Tumbling Skeletons and Bumbling Politicians by Thavam Ratna
Sri Lanka Elections Tumbling Skeletons and Bumbling Politicians by Thavam Ratna
