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Author: Ramindu Perera

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Colombo, Political philosophy, Politics and Governance

Assessing NPP’s Political Balance Sheet One Year Later

On September 21 Anura Kumara Dissanayake will be completing his first year as president of Sri Lanka. The government of the National Peoples Power (NPP) is an unprecedented experiment in Sri Lankan…

Ramindu Perera Ramindu Perera on 09/16/2025
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Colombo, Politics and Governance

Beyond Electoral Victory: The President’s Political Tasks Ahead

Sri Lanka enters year 2025 with a new leader and a new political regime. The landslide victory the National Peoples Power (NPP) obtained in the general elections demonstrated the extent of mass…

Ramindu Perera Ramindu Perera on 01/04/2025
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Colombo, Elections, Politics and Governance

The September Political Turn: Some Reflections

For the first time in history, the Sri Lankan people have elected a leftist as their president. The left, with its long history, has sought power through both armed insurrections and the…

Ramindu Perera Ramindu Perera on 10/14/202410/14/2024
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Colombo, Elections, Politics and Governance

Collapse of the Traditional Two Party System

The presidential election scheduled to be held on September 21 is likely to mark a significant milestone in Sri Lankan political history. The popular sentiment that dominates the public psyche during the…

Ramindu Perera Ramindu Perera on 09/18/202409/18/2024
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Colombo, Elections, Politics and Governance

The Post Aragalaya Political Trajectory

This month marks the second anniversary since former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was ousted in a mass uprising. The 2022 March to July mass protest wave was truly an extraordinary event in Sri…

Ramindu Perera Ramindu Perera on 07/22/2024

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