Category: Politics
Sri Lanka’s 2010 Parliamentary Election at a glance
Aug 17, 2015 (LBO) – The 2010 Sri Lankan parliamentary election was the first general election held in Sri Lanka following the conclusion of the three decade civil war.14,088,500 Sri Lankans were eligible to vote in the election at 11,102 polling stations.
Alcohol distributed in some electoral areas
Aug 17, 2015 (LBO) – The Campaign for Free and Fair Elections (CAFFE) says free alcohol has been distributed in districts of Badulla, Nuwara Eliya, Puttalam, Kurunegala and Matale by candidates contesting in the election.Officials of the Excise Department raided one location in Passara Road, Badulla where 67 individuals had been bribed this way.The Excise […]
Misuse of state property was considerably less compared to recent polls: Caffe
Aug 17, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s general elections 2015 opened on Monday after a mostly peaceful pre-election period with some minor incidents, while elections laws are being better enforced, a polls monitoring group said.The Campaign for Free and Fair Elections (CaFFE), a polls monitoring group said misuse of state property was considerably less compared […]
PAFFREL says 129 election law violations during cooling off period
Aug 17, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s election watchdog PAFFREL says the organization has received 123 complaints in relation to 129 electoral and general law violations during the past three days.Among them, 07 are related to acts of violence and 10 incidents of electoral or general law violations.As per PAFFREL statistical report of election law […]
Colombo District Court removes Anura and Susil from posts: Report
Aug 14, 2015 (LBO) – The Colombo District Court has reportedly issued two enjoining orders to Anura Priyadarshana Yapa and Susil Premajayantha calling them to refrain from holding their current positions in the SLFP and UPFA.Duminda Dissanayake has been appointed as Acting General Secretary of the SLFP while Prof.W. A. Wishwa Warnapala has been appointed […]
Sri Lanka’s ex-President Rajapaksa asks President to respect the will of people
Aug 14, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s former President Mahinda Rajapaksa in a short letter to President Maithripala Sirisena has asked him to respect the will of the people. Reproduced below is the letter sent to President:
Sri Lanka business chambers make statement on polls
Aug 14, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s business chambers and professional bodies have appealed to all political parties and every candidate seeking a mandate in the forthcoming parliamentary elections to be held on the 17th August, 2015 to foster and guarantee communal, racial and religious harmony during the period of elections and thereafter. “We strongly […]
PM Ranil requests people to maintain peace and celebrate calmly after polls
Aug 13, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister and Leader of the United National Party Ranil Wickremesinghe in a statement has requested people to maintain peace on the Election Day and the days following and celebrate the victory in a calm manner.“The people of our country made a strong decision on the 8th of […]
Sri Lanka’s President will not allow MR to become new PM
Aug 13, 2015 (LBO) – President Maithripala Sirisena has reiterated that the former President Mahinda Rajapaksa would not become the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka.President Sirisena as the Chairman of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party, in a five page letter with strong words to ex-President has requested Mahinda Rajapaksa to allow someone else of the […]
Sri Lanka’s PM promises a country that ditched the Rajapaksa legacy
Aug 13, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe on Thursday pledged a new country in 60 months that ditched the Rajapaksa legacy. Speaking at a special briefing conducted by the party leaders of the United National Front for Good Governance, Prime Minister Wickramasinghe blasted the pro-Mahinda faction in the SLFP for trying […]
President Maithri and UNP is a good combination: Karu Jayasooriya
Aug 12, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s President Maithripala Sirisena’s policy manifesto goes hand in hand with the United National Party’s election manifesto, chairman of the Leadership Council of the United National Party, Karu Jayasuriya said.“On the 8th of January people have voted us for a 100 day mandate to clean up the system, to […]
Sri Lanka PM says SLFP MPs to hold talks over ministerial posts with President after polls
Aug 12, 2015 (LBO) – The United National Party led government may have to offer ministerial portfolios to SLFP Parliamentarians who support them to form a new government, Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe said.In an exclusive interview with a local TV station Wickramasinghe revealed the current situation.“Even now, some candidates keep telling that they will take […]