Dingiri Banda Wijetunga - the journey to greatness

Brief term, significant steps:

Dingiri Banda Wijetunga, who was Prime Minister at the time of President Ranasinghe Premadasa’s assassination, was elected by Parliament to succeed the slain leader as President in 1993. He thus became the first Executive President to be elected by Parliament.

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Electoral Reforms: Political parties reach unanimity

In a resounding victory and a landmark in the annals of independent Sri Lanka’s chequered political landscape, for the first time, all major political parties represented in Parliament and the 32- member Parliamentary Select Committee has reached unanimity for the need for change in the electoral system which has been hitherto the bane of the political economic and social fabric of this thrice blessed nation.

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Persistence of ‘isms’ in global relations

A reckless Georgian President has just tried to restart the Cold War by triggering a dangerous series of events. Rhetoric on both sides redolent of the bad old days threatens international peace and security. But, of one thing we can be fairly certain.

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