by Nishan Khatiwada in The Kathmandu Post, Aug 14, 2023Nepal’s political parties have already begun their preparations for the next general and local polls. The ascendant Rastriya Swatantra Party has launched its ‘Mission Chaurasi’ campaign, with its eyes trained on the 2084 BS general election; the main opposition CPN-UML conducted its own two-month-long ‘Mission Grassroots’ in February; and the ruling Nepali Congress and CPN (Maoist Centre) have their own ‘transformation’ and ‘invigoration’ campaigns, respectively. With…
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report in The Daily Sta, Aug 13, 2023Two US Congressmen — Rich McCormick and Ed Case — will be holding meetings with major political parties today in Dhaka, including the ruling Awami League, the opposition BNP, and the Jatiya Party. Republican Congressman Richard McCormick from Georgia’s 6th Congressional District arrived yesterday, while Democrat Ed Case, who represents Hawaii’s First Congressional District, is scheduled to arrive early today. They will hold meetings with politicians today and…
by Sahan Tennekoon in The Daily Morning, Aug 8, 2023Following a request to all political party leaders to submit their proposals and suggestions on the 13th Amendment to the Constitution by 15 August, the majority of political parties representing the Parliament are planning to submit their proposals to the Presidential Secretariat while some Opposition parties do not intend to do so, The Daily Morning has learnt. The ruling Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), the main…
by Selim Zahid in Prothom Alo, July 28, 2023BNP is finally holding its grand rally at Naya Paltan of the capital on Friday. BNP feels that the two days of tensions regarding permission for the rally venue, arrest of many of its leaders, raids on houses and hotels, have made this rally in the final stages of the ‘one-point’ movement a matter of its ‘image’. According to the responsible sources of BNP, the announcement of…
by Ali Asif Shawon in Dhaka Tribune, July 25, 2023The ruling Awami League is preparing its leaders to contest the next national election and defend against the opposition’s movement by increasing its presence on the streets. The party is adamant on holding the next election in a timely manner under the current administration as per the constitution, regardless of whether the BNP and other opposition political parties join the polls or not. The Awami League…
By Shamindra Ferdinando in The Island, June 19, 2023Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) lawmaker Harshana Rajakaruna yesterday (18) said that calling of regular elections couldn’t be under any circumstances the prerogative of any President.Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), still the party with the largest group in Parliament, should be ashamed of its response to President Ranil Wickremesinghe putting off the Local Government polls indefinitely, the SJB MP said in response to The Island query regarding Chief…
report in Daily FT, Apr 22, 2023The Chief Prelates of all three Buddhist sects have written to President Ranil Wickremesinghe on the proposed Anti-Terrorism Bill and have urged him to remove certain concerning provisions from it before passing it in Parliament. The Prelates noted that a strong opposition has arisen in the society against provisions that will violate the right to expression and peaceful dissent which are key components of a country’s democracy. They also…
by Sahan Tennekoon in The Morning online, Apr 13, 2023Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Opposition Parliamentarian Dr. Rajitha Senaratne yesterday (12) claimed that there is no opposition from the ruling Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) MPs against him as has been claimed by some of the SJB MPs, as Government Party MPs are willing to take him to the Government. He said this when he was contacted by The Daily Morning to inquire about the rumours…
By Saman Indrajith in The Island, Feb 8, 2023The main Opposition party, the SJB, and the dissident SLPP MPs have decided to boycott the ceremonial opening of the Fourth session of the Ninth Parliament by President Ranil Wickremessinghe today. President Ranil Wickremesinghe declared, on January 26, that he would brief Parliament on his decision to implement the 13th Amendment to the Constitution fully. MP Prof G.L. Peiris told the media that the FPC would boycott…
by Mohammad Al-Masum Molla in The Daily Star, Dec 13, 2022After completing its rallies in 10 divisional cities, the BNP now wants to wage a one-point movement to oust the government, uniting all like-minded opposition parties and forces. The party had announced concurrent movement with other parties at its December 10 rally in Golapbagh. In line with the announcement, the BNP and 33 like-minded parties would chalk out programmes in unison but would observe those…
PTI Chairman Imran Khan’s ‘surprise’ of dissolving the Punjab and KP assemblies while moving out of the Balochistan and Sindh houses simultaneously will be a cause for concern for the government going forward. The issue of PTI resignations from the National Assembly is already in flux, but while the NA can be functional without proper opposition in place, PTI’s exit from the provincial houses will be much more troublesome for the PDM alliance. The federal…