Episode 256: Sri Lanka’s Presidential Election in September 2024

Sri Lanka’s presidential election is scheduled to be held on the 21st of September 2024. This is the first election after the 2022 economic crisis and mass street protests which ousted President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. To understand the complexities surrounding the upcoming election, ISAS Research Fellow Dr Rajni Gamage, is joined by Mr Ameer Faaiz, a senior lawyer, Chair of One Text Initiative, and a member of the Election Commission of Sri Lanka.