China's shadow looms large in Sri Lanka local election.
Senior diplomats who had returned to Sri Lanka to support the Rajapaksa election campaign left the country on the same day. Two of aides of Sarath Fonseka, Major General Mahesh Senanayake and Brigadier Duminda Keppetiwalana, who had fled Sri Lanka after the 2010 presidential election, returned to Sri Lanka on 10 January 2015.The United National Party (UNP) obtained the most number of seats at the Parliamentary General Election 2015. Other parties to gain seats in Parliament are the United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA), Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kadchi (ITAK), People’s Liberation Front (JVP), Eelam People’s Democratic Party (EPDP) and the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC).Sri Lanka emerges from this latest election with a hung Parliament in 2015. A coalition called the United National Front for Good Governance (UNFGG) won 106 seats and secured ten out of 22.
You can follow the Sri Lankan General Election results here. We'll update live. Until then, we've embedded a Twitter stream that's interesting to follow, and a list of links below that.The people of Sri Lanka shall always remember the historical leadership role played by President Rajapaksa in strategically freeing the country as Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces. He ended the civil war and earned a place in the annals of history and the people of Sri Lanka will always salute him for this. There is life after politics.
China's shadow looms large in Sri Lanka local election Former leader Rajapaksa attempts comeback as corruption probes falter MUNZA MUSHTAQ, Contributing writer February 02, 2018 13:03 JST.
