The Centre for Monitoring Election Violence (CMEV) visited selected areas of the North and East from 22 -25 December 2009 to identify the issues pertaining to the voter application process for displaced persons, the availability of required identification documents and the general context in which the campaign is being conducted. CMEV met with Government officials, […]
Article by Dr. Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu published in the Daily Mirror on 24 December 2009. An Election as Nasty as the War Before It
Article by Dr. Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu published in the Daily Mirror on 26 November 2009. Also published on Groundviews here – http://www.groundviews.org/2009/11/25/rajapaksa-vs-fonseka-tweedledum-vs-tweedledee/ Rajapaksa vs Fonseka: Tweedledum vs Tweedledee?
The Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) refutes the extremely damaging and unfounded allegations published in The Sunday Island newspaper of 13th September 2009 against its Executive Director, Dr. Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu. Download the attached PDF for the full press release. Refuting extremely damaging and unfounded allegations in The Sunday Island newspaper
Article written by Dr. Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu, Executive Director, CPA The article originally published on the Daily Mirror, (22 October 2009) can be read on Groundviews, by clicking here.
At the close of polls, CMEV reports a provisional voter turnout of 63.66 %. A breakdown of the districts indicates 66% in Hambantota district, 68% in Matara district and 57% in Galle district. This is to be compared with the 2004 Southern Provincial Council Elections where the total turnout was 55.64% with a breakdown of […]
As at 12.00 noon 10th October, 2009 Colombo Sri Lanka: Voting for the Southern Provincial Council elections commenced at 7.00 a.m. today with relatively low incidents of election related violence. According the CMEV monitors, a total of 20 election-related incidents have been recorded since polls opened from all three districts. 07 of these incidents have […]
Centre for Policy Alternatives on 31 December, 2009