Sri Lankan Parliament has passed no-confidence motion against Rajapaksa government, says speaker

While the Opposition said the motion was passed with a majority, President Maithripala Sirisena’s party claimed the vote did not take place.

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· Yesterday · 11:24 am

Sri Lanka Supreme Court stays president’s notification to dissolve Parliament until December 7

The court will hear the petitioners’ arguments on December 4, 5 and 6.

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· Nov 13, 2018 · 06:27 pm

Sri Lanka: Political parties move Supreme Court against president’s move to dissolve Parliament

The United National Party, the main opposition Tamil National Alliance and the People’s Liberation Front urged the court to declare the move unconstitutional.

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· Nov 12, 2018 · 12:42 pm

Sri Lanka political crisis: Parliamentary speaker accuses president of ‘usurping’ lawmakers’ rights

On Friday, President Sirisena dissolved Parliament again and announced snap elections on January 5, after admitting his party did not have a majority.

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· Nov 11, 2018 · 06:47 pm

Sri Lanka: Ranil Wickremesinghe’s party to move court against decision to dissolve Parliament

Mangala Samaraweera, a member of the ousted former prime minister’s party, claimed President Maithripala Sirisena has ‘kicked the Constitution in the teeth’.

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· Nov 10, 2018 · 08:28 pm

Sri Lanka political crisis: Western countries express concern over dissolution of Parliament

A senior United States official said the Donald Trump administration was ‘tracking the situation very closely’.

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· Nov 10, 2018 · 03:00 pm

Sri Lankan president dissolves Parliament, snap elections to be held in January: Reports

Sirisena signed an official notification dismissing the 225-member Assembly, a minister said.

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· Nov 09, 2018 · 10:25 pm

Sri Lanka crisis: President Sirisena’s party admits it does not have numbers to win confidence vote

A United People’s Freedom Alliance spokesperson said Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa needs at least eight more votes to reach the majority mark.

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· Nov 09, 2018 · 09:16 pm

Sri Lanka political crisis: President Sirisena to reconvene Parliament on November 14

The United National Party, led by sacked Prime Minister Ranil Wickremsinghe, said the president’s decision to recall Parliament was ‘too late’.

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· Nov 05, 2018 · 09:46 am

Sri Lanka’s political crisis explained, and what it means for the island nation’s Tamil community

Many Tamil activists see the ousted Ranil Wickremesinghe as less brutal than Mahinda Rajapaksa.

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· Nov 05, 2018 · 08:26 am

Sri Lankan political crisis: President Sirisena will summon parliament on November 7, says Speaker

Karu Jayasuriya said the decision to reconvene on November 7 was taken after a ‘cordial discussion’ with the president.

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· Nov 02, 2018 · 04:13 pm

As political crisis in Sri Lanka triggers fears of a ‘bloodbath’, concern mounts for minorities

Could this spark a whole new wave of violence?

Andreas Johansson, The Conversation

· Nov 01, 2018 · 08:30 pm