Serious concerns with regard to the unsolicited New Year?s Day text message sent on behalf of the President and other consequential issues relating to the conduct of a free and fair presidential ele

On 6th January 2010, the Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) wrote to Mr. Dayananda Dissanayake, the Commissioner of Elections expressing serious concerns over an unsolicited New Year’s Day text message sent on behalf of the President and other consequential issues arising over the conduct of a free and fair presidential election. CPA in its letter […]

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Post-election violence: Media Communiqu? No. 2

31st January 2010 Colombo Sri Lanka: CMEV remains gravely concerned regarding the continued trend of post election violence, which is the highest seen when compared with the 1999 (76 incidents) and 2005 (39 incidents) Presidential Elections. The total number of incidents of post election violence recorded following the polls on the 26th of January 2010 […]

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