election in sri lanka
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Election in Sri LankaRajapaksa and Indian Interest
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Introduction
Sri Lanka - officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
And known from the beginning of British colonial rule until 1972 as Ceylon
is an island country in South Asia near south-east India
A di!erse and multicultural country" and a home to many religions" ethnic
grou#s" and languages
Sri Lanka has a rich Buddhist heritage
Sri Lanka is a re#ublic and a unitary state go!erned by a #residential system
Sri Lanka has had a long history of international engagement" as a foundingmember of the South Asian Association for $egional %oo#eration &SAA$%'"
and a member of the (nited )ations" the %ommonwealth of )ations" the *77"
and the )on-Aligned +o!ement
It is the only country in South Asia that is currently rated ,high, on
the uman .e!elo#ment Inde/
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Sri Lankan go!ernment- Structure
Sri Lanka is a democratic re#ublic and a unitary state which is go!erned by
a semi-#residential system
In common with many democracies" the Sri Lankan go!ernment has three
branches0
Executive0
he resident of Sri Lanka is the head of state" the commander in chief of
the armed forces3 head of go!ernment" and is #o#ularly elected for a
fi!e-year termhe resident heads the cabinet and
a##oints ministers from elected members of #arliament
The current President is Maithripala Sirisena.
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Legislative0
he arliament of Sri Lanka is a unicameral 224-member legislature with195 members elected in multi-seat constituencies and 29 elected
by #ro#ortional re#resentation
+embers are elected by uni!ersal suffrage based on #ro#ortional
re#resentation system for a fi!e-year term
he #resident6s de#uty" the rime +inister" leads the ruling #arty in
#arliament and shares many e/ecuti!e res#onsibilities" mainly in domesticaffairs
Judicial:
Sri Lanka6s udiciary consists of a Su#reme %ourt 8 the highest and final
su#erior court of record" a %ourt of A##eal" igh %ourts and a number of
subordinate courts
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India - Sri Lanka $elations- !er!iew
Bilateral relations between the .emocratic Socialist $e#ublic of Sri
Lanka and the $e#ublic of India %ontro!ersially affected by the Sri Lankan %i!il :ar and by the failure
of Indian inter!ention during the war and the fishing dis#utes
ri!ate entities and elements in the $esearch and Analysis :ing and the
state go!ernment of amil )adu were belie!ed to be encouraging the
funding and training for the Liberation igers of amil Eelam!
a separatist insurgent force Sri Lankan )a!y #ersonnel firing on Indian fishermen fishing in the alk
Strait" where India and Sri Lanka are only se#arated by 12 nautical miles
he issue is because of Indian fishermen using mechani;ed trawlers which
de#ri!es the Sri Lankan fishermen including amils of their catch and also
damaging their fishing boats
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India is acti!e in a number of areas of de!elo#ment acti!ity in Sri Lanka
About one-si/th of the total de!elo#ment credit granted by *I is made a!ailab
Lanka.
A number of de!elo#ment #roects are im#lemented under
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+ahindha $aa#aksa
Sri Lankan #olitician who ser!ed as the 5th resident of Sri
Lanka from 19 )o!ember 2>>4 to 9 ?anuary 2>14 A lawyer by #rofession" $aa#aksa was first elected to
the arliament of Sri Lanka in 197>"
e ser!ed as rime +inister from 5 A#ril 2>>@ until his !ictory
in the 2>>4 #residential election
e was sworn in for his first si/-year term as resident on 19 )o!ember 2>>4.
e was re-elected for a second term on 27 ?anuary 2>1>
e was defeated in his bid for a third term in the 2>14
#residential election by +aithri#ala Sirisena and left office on 9
?anuary 2>14
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%harges against $aa#aksa
:ikiLeaks from 2>>9 to 2>1> released information stating
+ahinda $aa#aksha as res#onsible for massacre of amilci!ilians
+any had accused him of becoming authoritarianism" ne#otism"
#oor go!ernance" and corru#tion
Lost the su##ort of most of the minorities due to his alliance with
the Buddhist e/tremist Bodu Bala Sena
Stock market #rice-fi/ing and the abuse of state funds for
#olitical #ur#oses by his family and his close association
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2>14 S$I LA)A) A$LI+)A$C
L%I)S
resident +ahinda $aa#akshsa was (nited eo#les Dreedom
Alliances candidate seeking third term in the office
(nited )ational arty led o##ositions candidate was $anil
:ickremesinghs
() won a total of 1>5 seats in a 224 member assembly short of an
absolute maority by 7 seats
(DA came second with 94 seats
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$esult
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Sri Lanka and %hina
In recent years Sri Lanka has mo!ed closer to %hina" es#ecially in terms of na
agreements
%hina has been a steady source of military eEui#ment to Sri Lanka" and is hel
moderni;e and e/#and the Sri Lanka Armed Dorces" and also trains Sri Lanka
#ersonnel
$aa#aksa allowed %hinese na!al submarine to dock" not once but twice in %
rattled )ew .elhi
he 14 billion dollar %olombo ort %ity" which the %hinese were building fr
reclaimed land had led to howl of #rotest from concerned citi;ens" but the $a
not budge
It was only after Sirsena took o!er that many %hinese #roects were ke#t on h
re!iew for flouting en!ironmental and building laws
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$aa#aksa as Sri Lankan + is bad for IndiaF
() re#ort on human rights abuse by the Sinhala army in the last
#hase of the military cam#aign against the L will be tabled atthe () uman $ights %ouncil in *ene!a by Se#tember-end"
when the new arliament will meet and a new #rime minister take
charge
%hina was a big factor in the deteriorating ties between India and
Sri Lanka %hina=s foray into the Indian cean is a maor challenge to India
he go!ernment of India felt Lanka was using Beiing to needle
and humiliate India
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$aa#aksa also told that Lanka=s new go!ernment is being unfair
to %hina by unnecessarily dragging it into domestic #olitics
Also" besides #romising ,1G Amendment H, for the amils"
$aa#aksa refused to concede e!en an inch to the minorities
Issues could come u# once again if $aa#aksa were to become
#rime minister
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)ew #lans
Sirisena is attem#ting a delicate balance of tacking back towards
India without losing %hina=s friendshi#
he new go!ernment said it is re!iewing in!estments from all
countries made in Sri Lanka during $aa#aksa regime to
in!estigate allegations of corru#tion
It also said %hina=s (S. fi!e billion loans was #ro!ided with
high interests and wants to renegotiate them with Beiing