Tag: Politics

The current parliament elected in August 2020 has only 8 women out of the total of 196 elected members but thanks to the National List system four more joined taking the total to 12

The cricketing legend took 22 years to make it to the top in politics

The United National Party (UNP) Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe will continue to hold on to the party’s leadership post for at least six more months on the unofficial request of party members and organisers, cancelling the party’s earlier plan of appointing a new leader in January, the Daily Mirror learns.

The Sinhala-Muslim political rift shapes government policy, not scientific evidence

Actor Rajinikanth announced on Tuesday that he will not be launching his political party, for which the announcement was scheduled to be made on December 31. In a three-page statement that he posted on Twitter, the actor has apologised for not launching the party.

New Delhi, December 3 (India Today) - Putting an end to speculation, superstar Rajinikanth on Thursday said he will launch his political party in January 2021, and the formal announcement regarding the same will be made on December 31. Addressing the media he said that his plans were affected because of the coronavirus pandemic and he did not want to ...

Moscow, March 11 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday opened the door to constitutional changes that would allow him to remain in power until 2036, but said he favored term limits once the country became politically “mature”. Putin, who in January unveiled a major shake-up of Russian politics and a constitutional overhaul, is required by the constitution to ...

Colombo, Dec 2 (NIA) - Sri Lanka's President Maithripala Sirisena, has called on political parties and scholars to join in the government's efforts in strengthening reconciliation and support the new constitution which aims to solve issues in the island nation. “If we cannot strengthen reconciliation among all communities it is a massive disaster,” President Sirisena said. “The root cause of ...