One Year of NPP Governance: Silence on Tamil Aspirations

Photo courtesy of NPR More than a year has passed since the NPP government came into office yet many of Sri Lanka’s long standing political and constitutional issues remain unresolved. The Election Commissioner recently stated that there is currently no legal framework to conduct the long overdue Provincial Council elections. If this is accurate, it raises serious concerns that the NPP government is using the situation to deliberately delay the elections possibly due to falling popularity, declining public confidence and fears of losing control over all nine provinces. It is widely accepted that the NPP has little to no chance…

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