If these polls go well, Sri Lanka elections may just be able to build a nation based on democracy | Democracy, elections and voting at Democracy Chronicles

Voting is under way in Sri Lanka’s general election, with the poll viewed as a referendum on the political future of former president Mahinda Rajapaksa. The alliance that swept him from power is also seeking a stronger mandate for reforms, as the nation on Monday elects the 225-member parliament. The main contest is between Rajapaksa’s Sri…

Voting has closed in Sri Lanka’s general election, a poll widely regarded as a referendum on the political future of former president Mahinda Rajapaksa. The main contest is between Rajapaksa’s Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) and outgoing prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe’s United National Party (UNP), which formed a minority government after Rajapaksa was defeated in January’s…