Local Elections in Post-war Jaffna

The Mahinda Rajapaksa regime's approach to the Tamil community in the North is not one that can heal the wounds of a devastated people. The people responded in the ballots for elections to local bodies in the Northern Province with dignity. If there is a larger lesson to be learned from the ele...

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Published in:Economic and political weekly 2011-08, Vol.46 (32), p.33-34
Main Author: KADIRGAMAR, AHILAN
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
COMMENTARY
Communities
Community
Democratic authority
Economic activity
Election results
Elections
Local elections
Local government
Patronage
Political campaigns
Political elections
Political parties
Political representation
Rajapaksa, Mahinda
Settlements & damages
Society
Tamils
War
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Summary:The Mahinda Rajapaksa regime's approach to the Tamil community in the North is not one that can heal the wounds of a devastated people. The people responded in the ballots for elections to local bodies in the Northern Province with dignity. If there is a larger lesson to be learned from the elections, it is that there are limits to the political muscle of party machines and patronage.
ISSN:0012-9976
2349-8846