Opinion

Q: Shall we start the discussion by talking about the current political situation in the country? A: The political climate has become significantly complicated with the Presidential Election. The main …

The last column in this space was about the cheery peace we enjoy before elections. But how about after? Election campaigns become such highly charged affairs eventually that though all …

Nandana Gunathilaka, who served as the Trincomalee District Secretary of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) and was also the JVP’s Presidential candidate in 1999, in an interview shared his views …

Q: Do you feel that it might have been too soon for you to enter the Presidential race, given that you are still young? A: This does affect some people …

In a candid interview with the Sunday Observer, Former Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake, the Colombo District Leader of the United National Party (UNP), said that the upcoming Presidential election is …

Cabinet will be dissolved immediately after I take oaths as President; the Parliament will also be dissolved. After my victory, I will form a four-member Cabinet and fill the vacant …

Sri Lanka’s political culture has changed from when election time was an exercise in violent blood sports. Though this does not mean that there isn’t the occasional skirmish, it means …

Presidential candidates Ranil Wickremesinghe, Sajith Premadasa, and Anura Kumara Dissanayake have recently unveiled their manifestos, revealing a notable similarity in their content. Each manifesto reflects a similar vision, with some …

Ukraine is embroiled in an internal political squabble over the embarrassing loss of a newly NATO-supplied F-16 jet fighter even as it struggles to sustain its 3-weeks-long surprise raid into …

Q: Opposition presidential candidates are claiming under a Government led by them, they will seek to change the conditions in the IMF agreement. What effect will this have? A. If …