By Jamila Husain in Daily Mirror, Nov 15, 2023With a Presidential election scheduled for next year, President Ranil Wickremesinghe said he had still not made a decision if he would re contest the presidency as his focus presently was to terminate Sri Lanka from bankruptcy. Responding to a question by the Daily Mirror at a meeting with the Editors at the Presidential Secretariat last evening, Wickremesinghe did not confirm nor deny his plans of a…
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by Political Editor in The Sunday Times, Oct 15, 2023Is the talk about abolishing the executive presidency, gaining momentum, a trial balloon floated by an influential section of the government? So, it seems to be the likely answer. The apparent rationale behind the move is to obviate the need for a presidential poll. It is proposed to be carried out through a national referendum. That is to pave the way for a general election and…
Report in The Kathmandu Post, January 24, 2023The Nepali Congress, the largest party in Parliament that has been lobbying for amending the contradictory provisions in the law relating to presidential election, has demanded that the election be held on time. After giving a confidence vote to Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on January 10, the Nepali Congress is attempting to break the ruling UML-Maoist alliance and expecting Dahal’s support for Congress’ bid for presidency. “We…