Postponed Democracy: NPP’s Co-operative Defeats and the Silent Erosion of 13A

Photo courtesy of Hindustan Times The recent Co-operative Society elections across Sri Lanka have quietly revealed a political undercurrent that the NPP can no longer ignore. While the party continues to project national confidence, the defeats in a series of key southern districts, including Kelaniya, Beruwala and Homagama, point to a deeper truth: the NPP’s grassroots strength is slipping. In at least nine out of 14 co-operative contests, NPP backed groups suffered defeat at the hands of opposition or independent alliances. These are not isolated setbacks; they expose the widening gap between the government’s rhetoric of reform and the everyday…

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