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Preparing for Change: Anura Kumara Dissanayake & the National People’s Power’s Strategies Ahead of the 2024 Parliamentary Elections in Sri Lanka

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By-Ishini Shashipraba SAFN Researcher “Due to the strategic initiatives and measures implemented by the NPP thus far, the prospects of the party securing a majority in Parliament appear to be quite promising.” Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s victory in the Sri Lankan presidential election represents a significant turning point for the National People’s Power (NPP), providing an…

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Sri Lankan’s Institutional Crisis: An Analysis Using the Framework of Why Nations Fail

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By Kasuni Ranasinghe, Associate Fellow SAFN “In the case of Sri Lanka, it is clear that its own extractive institutions, whichare deeply centralized power, corruption, and economic mismanagement have contributed to its current crisis.” The recent economic crisis in Sri Lanka has led to broader discussion about how politicalinstitutions have influenced the economic instabilities. Daron…

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Pressure from international partners must to address Sri Lanka’s corruption: Governance Diagnostic Report 

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By Rathindra Kuruwita – Associate Fellow SAFN Several Sri Lankan civil society organizations, led by Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL), published a Governance Diagnostic Report on Sri Lanka on September 13 in Colombo. This document is publicized at a time when there is a great demand on Sri Lankan government to tackle bribery and corruption in the country,…

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