Presidential Election Archives

The First Presidential Election and Colvin’s dejection. – By Dr .Tilak S. Fernando Among the mixed bag of collection on Nickcy Karunaratne’s exposures of masked characters of yester year in this country, especially the so-called Socialist comrades, who have been cheating and misleading the innocent public, Nicky Karunaratne found another week in 2004 April. Well! Going by Nicky Karunarutne’s revelations that keeps on unwinding gradually and continuously, it is beginning to unravel more under for so long! As many interesting disclosures become exposed in the future, one thing that will register in readers’ mind would be the stand taken by the patriotic Sri Lankan, who had been disillusioned at first, but his country on top of politics, as time passed by. The second Presidential election held in 1982, was fought amongst the candidates, was fought amongst the candidates in a competitive atmosphere. They were Colvin Reginald Silva, Hector Kobbekaduwa, Kumar ...

Presidential Election and Bankruptcy demand System changes to Political Admin. Structure (PAS) – By Bernard Fernando It is patently clear that over the last 75 years, the valuable votes of the voter majority who became gullible and helpless due to abject poverty, were virtually plundered by power hungry political party leaders holding out hackneyed Election manifestoes replete with false and fairy tale promises and their corrupt, mediocre political stooges, offering bribes in the form of ‘goodies’ and what -nots with ill-gotten money. Some others who were politically docile (Inter alia due to complexity and inherent defects of the Electoral system) either abstained from voting or got their votes rejected. (Valid Votes at 2020 Election were 71.32% of registered voters).This continuing debased political climate allowed corrupt and mediocre Politicians to rule the roost in the Parliament for long periods in history blocking the doors to capable ‘Country- first Political Professionals’ and ...