elections
-
The Staff | November 4, 2013
Busy Political Season ahead — 5 elections within 15 months.
The government is planning on holding five elections within the space of 15 months, according to the...
-
Dave Rush | October 30, 2013
Commonwealth Election Monitors report slams military involvement and misuse of state resources
The Commonwealth Observer Mission that monitored the Northern Provincial Council elections has submitted its final report, praising the...
-
Dave Rush | October 1, 2013
Wigneswaran and Chandrasiri meet, President to attend swearing in
The Chief Minister elect of the Northern Provincial Council met with Provincial Governor Major General G.A. Chandrasiri yesterday,...
-
Dave Rush | October 1, 2013
Petition filed to annul Puttalam results
Ven. Battaramulle Seelarathana Thera, the leader of the Jana Setha Peramuna, yesterday filed a petition with the Court...
-
Dave Rush | September 30, 2013
Sarath Ekanayake to be Chief Minister in Central Province?
Government sources have said that Sarath Ekanayake will be appointed as Chief Minister for the Central Province, according...
-
The Staff | September 28, 2013
Sri Lankan election commissioner wants E-voting
After last week’s discovery of three bags of marked ballot papers from a school in Puttlam, the election...
-
The Staff | September 28, 2013
Watch: President’s Al-jazeera interview: “We are being bullied”
President Mahinda Rajapaksa sat for an exclusive interview with Al-Jazeera where he discussed a range of issues including...
-
Dave Rush | September 26, 2013
Dayasiri and Anuradha to be Chief Ministers
Dayasiri Jayasekera and Anuradha Jayaratne have been named as Chief Ministers for the Northwestern and Central Provinces respectively. ...
-
Dave Rush | September 25, 2013
Elections Commission says abandoned ballot papers not a problem
Mahinda Deshapriya, the Elections Commissioner, has said there is no need for a re-run of the election in...
-
Dave Rush | September 24, 2013
PC Elections: Full preferential votes list
The full list of the preferential votes cast in last weekend’s Provincial Council elections. C. Wigneswaran has already...