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Maithripala Sirisena
![Sri Lanka’s Presidential Election: Focus on Divisive Politics and Beyond Sri Lanka’s Presidential Election: Focus on Divisive Politics and Beyond](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap-19283535285414.jpg)
Sri Lanka’s Presidential Election: Focus on Divisive Politics and Beyond
By Amresh Gunasingham
On November 16, Sri Lankans go to the polls to elect their next president.
![Sri Lanka Presidential Hopeful Says Won’t Honor Deal with UN Sri Lanka Presidential Hopeful Says Won’t Honor Deal with UN](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap-19288305683726.jpg)
Sri Lanka Presidential Hopeful Says Won’t Honor Deal with UN
By Associated Press
Gotabaya Rajapaksa says he won’t recognized an agreement to investigate alleged war crimes
![Sri Lanka’s Political Intrigue Deepens Sri Lanka’s Political Intrigue Deepens](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap-19206506017501-1.jpg)
Sri Lanka’s Political Intrigue Deepens
By Sudha Ramachandran
With elections looming, Sri Lanka’s turbulent political landscape offers more questions than answers about the country’s near-term trajectory.
![India, Sri Lanka Conclude Agreement on Countering Drug and Human Trafficking India, Sri Lanka Conclude Agreement on Countering Drug and Human Trafficking](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-02-6.jpg)
India, Sri Lanka Conclude Agreement on Countering Drug and Human Trafficking
By Ankit Panda
Drugs and human trafficking were at the center of recent talks.
![The Geopolitics of Sri Lanka’s Transitional Justice The Geopolitics of Sri Lanka’s Transitional Justice](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-47167393102_4087af56bd_k.jpg)
The Geopolitics of Sri Lanka’s Transitional Justice
By Ana Pararajasingham
Western countries are less interested in pressuring Sri Lanka now that Rajapaksa is no longer in charge.
![Sri Lanka Keeps Its Domestic Political Rift From Spilling Into UN Rights Meeting Sri Lanka Keeps Its Domestic Political Rift From Spilling Into UN Rights Meeting](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-694532-sri-lanka.jpg)
Sri Lanka Keeps Its Domestic Political Rift From Spilling Into UN Rights Meeting
By Krishan Francis
The Sirisena-Wickremesinghe rivalry extends to different approaches to UN pressure on transitional justice issues.
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Rajapaksa’s Town: A Visit to Hambantota
By Nicholas Muller
A look at developments in the stronghold of Mahinda Rajapaksa’s southern region of Hambantota.
![Sri Lanka: After the Crisis, What Next? Sri Lanka: After the Crisis, What Next?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_18351474672739.jpg)
Sri Lanka: After the Crisis, What Next?
By Umesh Moramudali
The immediate political crisis is over, but the underlying fire is still smoldering.
![Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court: Dissolution of Parliament Unconstitutional Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court: Dissolution of Parliament Unconstitutional](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_18347471384593.jpg)
Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court: Dissolution of Parliament Unconstitutional
By Krishan Francis
The ongoing political crisis takes another twist.
![The Deep Roots of Sri Lanka's Political Crisis The Deep Roots of Sri Lanka's Political Crisis](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_18320463693782.jpg)
The Deep Roots of Sri Lanka's Political Crisis
By Umesh Moramudali
The current crisis is just the latest round of fighting over the powers of the president.
![Sri Lankan Lawmakers Pass No-Confidence Motion Against Rajapaksa Sri Lankan Lawmakers Pass No-Confidence Motion Against Rajapaksa](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-4598701561_fe02a6e2f6_z.jpg)
Sri Lankan Lawmakers Pass No-Confidence Motion Against Rajapaksa
By Ankit Panda
The motion may intensify the ongoing constitutional crisis as Rajapaksa's supporters refuse to recognize its legitimacy.
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Sri Lanka's Constitutional Crisis: Rajapaksa's Dark Past Shapes the Present
By Taylor Dibbert
The island nation’s democracy is in big trouble.
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