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chick said: On the evening of the 26th (yesterday), former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa was unexpectedly sworn in as the Prime Minister of the government.
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- Breaking: Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa was sworn in as Prime Minister.
- Former Prime Minister Ranil held a late-night press conference, "I am still the Prime Minister."
- The conflict between Ranil and Sirisena: Many political opinions differ.
- India, which has "brushed its presence" in Sri Lanka: has taken many actions but made limited progress.
- China Vs. India: "Balance and Containment".
Breaking | Sri Lanka's coalition government announced its dissolution
Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa was sworn in as Prime Minister
Yesterday evening, former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa was unexpectedly sworn in as Prime Minister of the government. A new prime minister took office and the old prime minister was dismissed.
According to reports from Sri Lankan media and "Asia Pacific Focus": Before Rajapaksa was sworn in, President Sirisena had dismissed former Prime Minister Ranil. In addition, the United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) led by Sirisena announced that it would withdraw from the coalition government formed with the United National Party (UNP) led by Ranil.
The Sri Lankan media released the news basically around 20:00 on the evening of the 26th local time, and around 22:30 Beijing time.
UPFA General Secretary Amaraweera said that this decision has been notified in writing to the Sri Lankan Speaker. Shortly after Rajapaksa was sworn in, continuous sound of firecrackers was heard from time to time in the capital Colombo. When it comes to
, everyone’s first reaction is confusion: is too sudden and magical, and there was no news about it before. In the Swarovski circle of friends, the news that the old president took office as prime minister continued to flood the screen, and everyone was filled with joy.
Ranil: "I am still the Prime Minister."
- Claiming that the dismissal is "unconstitutional"
However, former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said that he is still the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka and will not step down from this position. .
About an hour after the Sri Lankan media announced that the old prime minister had been "resigned", Ranier held a press conference (late night on the 26th) and said: He will not step down as prime minister, and the change of prime minister must pass a parliamentary vote. He emphasized that the United National Party currently holds a majority of seats in the parliament. It was "unconstitutional" for the president to sack him as prime minister.
Source of information: colombotelegraph.com
According to the 19th Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka
The Prime Minister can only be dismissed in the following situations: Resignation No longer a member of Parliament. The dissolution of parliament could also lead to the resignation of the current prime minister.
The conflict between former Prime Minister Ranil and President Sirisena
The president revealed that the intelligence agency wanted to kill him, and the former prime minister also visited India
The conflict between former Prime Minister Ranil and President Sirisena is no longer a secret, within the coalition government , the two political parties also disagree on many political views. There were even rumors that the two were unwilling to attend the same occasion.
Just some time ago: The president revealed that the Indian intelligence agency wanted to kill him, and the former prime minister visited India at this juncture.
During Ranier’s visit to India from 2017 to November, Modi requested: “Accelerate the pace of Indian joint ventures in Sri Lanka.”
Recently, the Sri Lankan media broke the “assassination of the president” incident that attracted widespread attention: Liberal Party member Dilan said that according to It is claimed that four cabinet ministers were bribed with money by the Bureau of Investigation and Analysis, the Indian intelligence agency. President Sirisena "accused" Indian intelligence agencies of murdering him at a cabinet meeting.
(Current President of Sri Lanka: Maithripala Sirisena)
Ranil visited India from October 19 to 21, 2018. Among the important issues are major projects such as the Colombo East Terminal and the Trincomalee Port Oil Storage Area. Indian Prime Minister Modi said that he would continue to provide assistance to Sri Lanka and hoped that Sri Lanka would speed up the progress of relevant projects (Modi had previously expressed dissatisfaction to Ranil).
Political conflict of views on the port leasing plan: Sri Lanka’s independent operation vs. handing over to India
Just the day before yesterday, October 25, Sri Lanka’s Port and Shipping Minister Samarasinghe said that President Sirisena clearly supported: Colombo East Terminal will continue to be operated by Sri Lanka operates independently and rejected the proposal to hand it over to India. At the same time, Sa said that the Ministry of Ports and Shipping will recommend to the cabinet that the Colombo West Terminal be handed over to India for development. Sri Lanka will also continue to promote relevant cooperation projects between the two countries based on the recent meetings between the two prime ministers.
Background supplement | Everyone should be impressed: After Sirisena took office, he re-evaluated some large-scale projects initiated by former President Mahinda Rajapaksa and stopped China-backed port construction projects near Colombo (these projects allowed us The compatriots are proud and proud, while India on the other side is very vigilant). However, it is necessary to make one point: Sirisena’s external diplomatic view is not “pro-India”, but “balance and containment” (will be explained later). After his election, Western media generally believed that as Sirisena became president, Sri Lanka's dependence on China would be reduced.
India has "brushed its presence" in Sri Lanka:
has taken many actions in recent years, but the progress has been limited.
Sri Lanka and India are very close, and India has always regarded Sri Lanka as its sphere of influence. However, in recent years, China has assisted in the construction of a large number of projects in Sri Lanka, including power plants, highways, ports, etc.
India has made a lot of moves in economic construction in Sri Lanka in the past two years, but the progress has been limited. India's involvement in Sri Lanka is currently mainly political.
Jaffna region | Location map, source: wolrd atlas
A number of projects that India urgently needs to advance in Sri Lanka include: liquefied natural gas power plants, solar power plants, eastern Trincomalee oil tanks, Colombo East Port International Container Terminal operations, Jaffna Puna Airport construction and Mattala International Airport operation projects, etc., have suffered a lot of setbacks. For details, please refer to:
Map of Trincomalee: Sinhalese, Tamils and Muslims each account for 3/1 of the population here. There is a passage in the familiar TV series "Emperor Kangxi": In the complicated political situation in the early years of Kangxi, Xiaozhuang used his influence to balance various relationships. For example, she appointed Hesheli, the granddaughter of her chief minister Sony, as the queen, and used Sony to contain the dedicated minister Obai. In the end, Kangxi's ability to eradicate Obai was also related to Sony's support.
In the same way, due to geographical reasons, Sri Lanka has always been playing with balance and containment in geopolitics - as a very small and not powerful country, this is its only choice.
The triangular relationship between Sri Lanka, India and China:
The distance between Sri Lanka and India is too close. The Palk Strait north of Lanka is the closest place to India. It is said that there was a time when you could walk directly across it! Adjacent to the tall giant India, every aspect of Sri Lanka has undoubtedly been greatly influenced by India.
Someone once described the relationship between Sri Lanka and India. Facing India, which has a vast territory and a long history and civilization, Sri Lanka is like a little daughter-in-law, who has been under the shadow of her mother-in-law for a long time. In this case, it can only win over a distant, powerful country with delicate relations with India - China.
Due to Lanka’s important location at the “maritime crossroads”, China needs Sri Lanka’s support. Lanka's long-term strategy is to balance the relationship between India and China, but be careful not to anger either party.
This "balance" changed during the administration of President Mahinda Rajapaksa. Mahinda is a pro-China president who fully supports China in many aspects (even military considerations).During his administration from 2005 to 2015, Sri Lanka had a large number of Chinese-aided construction projects. Nearly 70% of infrastructure projects were funded by China, including some sensitive ports.
Mahinda, by the way, was the president who quelled the "Tiger Civil War" - the Sinhalese-Tamil civil war. The Sinhalese make up the majority of Sri Lanka's population.
Sirisena, who advocates "balance and containment", visited China after taking office, but his first state visit was to India. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi also visited Sri Lanka, the first visit by an Indian prime minister in 29 years - these are certainly signals that will make China unhappy.
(Indian Prime Minister Modi and Sri Lanka’s new President Sirisena)
Since Sirisena came to power, he has created a lot of problems in Sri Lanka. The economic situation has continued to deteriorate, taxes have increased rapidly, and people have complained. The odds of winning the next election are slim to none.
Homepage Niu once answered the question "How do you evaluate Sri Lankan President Sirisena?"
does not rule out that this reconciliation with the old president is a compromise after secret talks. But we still have to pay close attention: What will Lanier do next? And what is the first country the old president visited after he successfully took office as prime minister.
On February 10 and 11 this year, Sri Lanka held local elections, electing 8,350 members of 340 local councils. 15.8 million Sri Lankans voted in this election, making it the largest election in Sri Lanka's history. The results of this election were very different: The party founded by former President Rajapaksa, who had been in power for 10 years, achieved an overwhelming victory in about 70% of the administrative district councils; while the ruling coalition only won about 15% of the administrative district councils. . There was no large-scale violence during the election. This election can be described as a "great change in the political arena." Many Sri Lankan people believe that this is the prelude to the former president's comeback. Sirisena's main political proposition is to eliminate corruption and pursue a "balanced policy" in diplomacy.
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