A new Government, led by Ranil Wickramasinghe, comes to power after the opposition United National Party narrowly wins the parliamentary election.
Sources
Analysis: Sri Lanka’s hopes for unity, BBC, 7 December 2001; Violence mars Sri Lanka poll, BBC, 5 December, 2001; Sri Lanka’s election, The Economist, 6 December 2001
Quotations
“All political formations, and indeed, political leaders too, have a lot riding on this election. Very simply, they can’t afford to lose, and unfortunately, both politically, metaphorically and literally speaking, it seems to be a matter of life and death.” Paikiasothy Saravananuttu, Centre for Policy Alternatives.
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