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Sri Lanka: What is the class character of the NPP government?

September 26, 2025 Siritunga Jayasuriya, United Socialist Party, Sri Lanka

It has been more than a year since the current government, led by Anura Kumara Dissanayake, came to power. Since the National People’s Power (NPP) government took office, there has been ongoing debate about its […]

Sri Lanka

Ranil Wickremesinghe’s Arrest: Not a Victory but Should be a Beginning

August 23, 2025 Prasad Welikumbura, United Socialist Party, CWI

The arrest of Ranil Wickremesinghe, the former Sri Lankan president, even on what some might dismiss as a minor charge, is not a “victory” in itself but a political warning. For decades, the ruling class […]

Sri Lanka

SRI LANKA | Local Elections – NPP Wins with Reduced Majority

May 12, 2025 TU Senan, CWI

The Results The local election concluded on 6 May in Sri Lanka marks the beginning of a loss of support for the National People’s Power / Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (NPP / JVP) (formally a “leftist” […]

Sri Lanka

SRI LANKA | Historic Betrayal – Opportunistic Agreement Signed Between Anura and Modi

April 17, 2025 Siritunga Jayasuriya, United Socialist Party (CWI Sri Lanka)

On the 54th anniversary of the rebellion launched by Wijeweera (founder of the JVP – Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna) on April 5, 1971, there has been great curiosity and discussion in Sri Lankan society about the […]

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: “New generation can break political stagnation and push forward the struggle!” – Tamil Solidarity annual general meeting

April 3, 2025 CWI

“The National People’s Power (NPP) government coalition won an absolute majority in the recent parliamentary elections in Sri Lanka. The seats of the traditional parties in the regions of the north-east of the Tamil speaking […]

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: The emperor’s new clothes – National People’s Power government acts as capitalism’s defenders 

April 1, 2025 Siritunga Jayasuriya, United Socialist Party (CWI Sri Lanka)

A discussion has emerged in society about the nature of the National People’s Power (NPP) government, formed under the leadership of Anura Kumara Dissanayake. There was an old saying in Sri Lanka about how a […]

Sri Lanka

SRI LANKA | 2024 Parliamentary Election Opens New Chapter

November 29, 2024 Siritunga Jayasuriya, United Socialist Party (CWI Sri Lanka)

The Anura Kumara Dissanayake-led National People’s Power (NPP) won an unexpectedly large victory in the elections held on November 14 in Sri Lanka. This is a huge victory for the NPP in parliament. This is […]

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National People’s Power Wins General Election – Revolution, reform, or rhetoric?

November 18, 2024 Prasad Welikumbura

Sri Lanka’s general election, held on 14 November, marked a breaking-point in the country’s political history. The National People’s Power (NPP) secured an extraordinary 159 seats, achieving a two-thirds majority in Parliament. This result shocked […]

Features - Sri Lanka

A Marxist Alternative to Sri Lanka’s Crises

October 21, 2024 Prasad Welikumbura

For the first time in Sri Lanka’s history, the country finds itself under the leadership of a president—Anura Kumara Dissanayake—who hails from a party with a left-leaning background. However, despite the media’s portrayal of him […]

Features - Sri Lanka

Presidential Election – A shock result?

October 16, 2024 TU Senan

Though the establishment parties somehow survived the Aragalaya (The Struggle) in 2022, they were never able to win back the full trust of the masses. The ruling Rajapaksa family then stepped back from governmental positions […]

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