Explainer: Why Sri Lanka is sliding into political turmoil, and what could happen next
- Written by Michael Breen, McKenzie Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Melbourne
The Sri Lankan president's sacking of the prime minister and installation of a former strongman has left the country in political limbo.M.A. Pushpa Kumara/EPA
This week, Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court made a dramatic intervention in the country’s deepening political crisis, a move that may prevent it from sliding further into democratic...
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