View Negotiating left politics in Sri Lanka: NPP in government 25 January 2025 Sri Lanka’s left-wing National People’s Power (NPP) coalition secured historic electoral victories in 2024, winning both the presidency and a…Read more
View Briefing Paper – NPP Policy Stances: Mapping the Discourse 5 January 2025 The National People’s Power (NPP), also known as Jathika Jana Balawegaya, is a political alliance comprising the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna…Read more
View Summary Paper – Webinar l Student Politics in Sri Lanka 10 November 2024 A webinar on student politics in Sri Lanka, hosted by Muragala | Centre for Progressive Politics & Policy (CPPP) on…Read more
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