Political upheaval in Sri Lanka: internal and external consequences of the parliamentary elections on 5 August 2020

Wagner, Christian

Politischer Umbruch in Sri Lanka: innen- und außenpolitische Folgen der Parlamentswahl vom 5. August 2020
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dc.contributor.author	Wagner, Christian	de
dc.date.accessioned	2020-11-09T08:52:25Z
dc.date.available	2020-11-09T08:52:25Z
dc.date.issued	2020	de
dc.identifier.issn	1861-1761	de
dc.identifier.uri	https://www.ssoar.info/ssoar/handle/document/70451
dc.description.abstract	The results of the 16th parliamentary elections in Sri Lanka mark a political upheaval in several respects. First, Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), founded in 2016, and its allies now have a two-thirds majority in parliament. Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and his brother President Gotabaya Rajapaksa therefore have a free hand to push through a new constitution. This will strengthen their power and the privileges of the Buddhist majority. Second, the poor performance of established parties - such as the United National Party (UNP) and the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP), which have shaped political developments since independence in 1948 - seems to indicate a change among the elites. Third, the fragmentation of the Tamil parties weakens their recurring demand for greater regional autonomy. If the Rajapaksa brothers return to an authoritarian course, as they did during Mahinda's last term of office, which ended in 2015, political polarisation will increase again, both within the Sinhala majority and among the minorities. (author's abstract)	de
dc.language	en	de
dc.subject.ddc	Politikwissenschaft	de
dc.subject.ddc	Political science	en
dc.subject.other	Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna; Samagi Jana Balawegaya; Rājapakṣa, Mahinda	de
dc.title	Political upheaval in Sri Lanka: internal and external consequences of the parliamentary elections on 5 August 2020	de
dc.title.alternative	Politischer Umbruch in Sri Lanka: innen- und außenpolitische Folgen der Parlamentswahl vom 5. August 2020	de
dc.description.review	begutachtet	de
dc.description.review	reviewed	en
dc.source.volume	42/2020	de
dc.publisher.country	DEU
dc.publisher.city	Berlin	de
dc.source.series	SWP Comment
dc.subject.classoz	politische Willensbildung, politische Soziologie, politische Kultur	de
dc.subject.classoz	Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Sri Lanka	de
dc.subject.thesoz	Sri Lanka	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Parlamentswahl	de
dc.subject.thesoz	parliamentary election	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Wahlergebnis	de
dc.subject.thesoz	election result	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Partei	de
dc.subject.thesoz	party	en
dc.subject.thesoz	politischer Wandel	de
dc.subject.thesoz	political change	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Auswirkung	de
dc.subject.thesoz	impact	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Innenpolitik	de
dc.subject.thesoz	domestic policy	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Außenpolitik	de
dc.subject.thesoz	foreign policy	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Südasien	de
dc.subject.thesoz	South Asia	en
dc.identifier.urn	urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-70451-8
dc.rights.licence	Deposit Licence - Keine Weiterverbreitung, keine Bearbeitung	de
dc.rights.licence	Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications	en
ssoar.contributor.institution	SWP	de
internal.status	formal und inhaltlich fertig erschlossen	de
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dc.type.stock	monograph	de
dc.type.document	Stellungnahme	de
dc.type.document	comment	en
dc.source.pageinfo	4	de
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dc.contributor.corporateeditor	Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik -SWP- Deutsches Institut für Internationale Politik und Sicherheit
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dc.identifier.doi	https://doi.org/10.18449/2020C42	de
dc.description.pubstatus	Veröffentlichungsversion	de
dc.description.pubstatus	Published Version	en
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