Tag: election
Sri Lanka General Election in Pics
Aug 17, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s 2015 parliamentary polls began on August 17 with a total of 6,151 candidates seeking a place for 225 places in parliament.About 3,653 candidates are contesting from recognized political parties while 2,498 independents also seek a seat in parliament. Media reports say Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and ex-President Mahinda […]
National-list nominations as vote bait
July 20,2015 (LBO) – By far, the greatest number of professionals have been nominated as national-list MPs by the JVP.Some see this as cause for giving this party serious consideration. But there is evidence that the JVP national list nominations are pure window dressing. I was listening to the Propaganda Secretary of the JVP on […]