A Win for Democracy in Sri Lanka

Dados Bibliográficos

ID6287005
AutoresNeil Devotta (0000-0001-7311-1914, autor correspondente)
Ano2016
Volume27
Fascículo1
Páginas152-166
Data de publicação2016-01-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of democracy (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1045-5736 • E-ISSN: 1086-3214
EditoraProject MUSE (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1353/jod.2016.0010
OpenAlexW2301592310
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas9
Referências citadas6

If Sri Lanka’s civil war contributed to democratic recession, the defeat of the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam emboldened President Mahinda Rajapaksa to become increasingly authoritarian. In the January 2015 presidential election, however, a multiethnic and ideologically diverse coalition led by Maithripala Sirisena defeated the miscalculating Rajapaksa. Seven months later a similar coalition thwarted Rajapaksa’s attempts to make a comeback as prime minister through parliamentary elections. The ensuing national unity government’s attempts to revive independent institutions, effectuate transitional justice, and rebalance Sri Lanka’s foreign relations will partly determine the degree to which the island regains its once commendable democratic credentials

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