Sri Lanka elections : stronger powers, at what cost?
The overwhelming victory of the incumbent government of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the recent elections will strengthen its position. Returning to a path of centralisation of powers, however, could limit its opportunity to get re-elected in five years’ time.
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sg-ntu-dr.10356-1439652020-11-01T07:16:18Z Sri Lanka elections : stronger powers, at what cost? Kapur, Roshni S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies Social sciences::Political science Country and Region Studies The overwhelming victory of the incumbent government of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the recent elections will strengthen its position. Returning to a path of centralisation of powers, however, could limit its opportunity to get re-elected in five years’ time. Published version 2020-10-05T08:15:49Z 2020-10-05T08:15:49Z 2020 Commentary Kapur, R. (2020). Sri Lanka elections : stronger powers, at what cost? (RSIS Commentaries, No. 155). RSIS Commentaries. Singapore: Nanyang Technological University. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/143965 en RSIS Commentaries, 155-20 Nanyang Technological University application/pdf |
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