The current election campaign takes place under conditions of acute
political crisis in Colombo and deep fractures within the ruling elite.
The two contenders in the January presidential election are both members
of the opposition Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP), and Sirisena, by
virtue of being the country’s president, is also nominal party head.
However, rising public hostility towards the government has emboldened
Rajapakse and his supporters to take control of the party’s election
campaign and promote the ousted president as the next prime minister Read more>>>
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