View Can Sri Lanka’s newly empowered NPP deliver a new dawn for women in politics? 10 November 2024 In 1960, Sirimavo Bandaranaike became Sri Lanka’s first woman prime minister – and the first female prime minister in the…Read more
View How digital spaces are redefining democracy in the 2024 election 10 November 2024 2024 is a significant year for global elections, with many countries across different continents holding elections this year. It is…Read more
View Daily Tracker: Timeline of NPP Government 10 October 2024 This page is a daily tracker of political developments related to and policy decisions by the NPP government in power,…Read more
View Party Manifestos l Sri Lanka Presidential Elections 2024 3 October 2024 The manifestos of key candidates in the Sri Lanka presidential elections 2024 can be downloaded below, in Sinhala, Tamil, and…Read more
View A New Era in Sri Lanka?: Implications of Dissanayake’s Presidency 26 September 2024 Anura Kumara Dissanayake, leader of the leftist National People’s Power (NPP), rode a popular anti-establishment vote to power in last…Read more
View The Political Costs of Austerity Measures and Relevance of Ethno-electoral Blocs 25 September 2024 On Saturday, that is tomorrow, Sri Lanka will vote to elect a president amid its first ever sovereign debt default…Read more
View Sri Lanka’s 2024 Presidential Elections: Elite Circulation and Renegotiating the Social Contract 17 September 2024 On 21 September 2024, Sri Lanka is scheduled to hold its presidential elections. This is the first election after the…Read more
View Sri Lanka elects leftist President Dissanayake: Shift in India-China relations? 16 September 2024 On September 21, 2024, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, leader of the leftist National People’s Power (NPP), was elected President of Sri…Read more
View Webinar l Discussion on NPP Politics and Policy 9 September 2024 Muragala l Centre for Progressive Politics & Policy held a Webinar on “NPP politics and policy” on Monday, 16 September…Read more
View Operation Yukthiya, trade union action, and the stability state in Sri Lanka 24 July 2024 On Monday, 8 July, a local businessman, Surendra Wasantha Perera alias Club Wasantha, was murdered by two gunmen. The incident…Read more
View Summary Paper – Webinar l Sri Lankan perspectives & responses: South Africa accuses Israel of genocide in Palestine at ICJ 3 July 2024 Muragala | Centre for Progressive Politics & Policy's (CPPP) inaugural webinar, on Sri Lanka's perspectives on South Africa's case against…Read more
View Emerging Presidential election campaigns in Sri Lanka: Liberal consensus and fringe politics 26 June 2024 In the lead up to Presidential elections, the three leading political camps—the President Ranil Wickremesinghe-led Government, the Samagi Jana Balawegaya…Read more