Sri Lanka, April 21 -- Who this country picks as the next leader is a question that's very much up in the air these days for several reasons. People are not sure when the next leadership contest is going to be, and what exactly it would look like. But it's a contest that will have to happen sooner or later.

It's a pivotal confrontation because it's the first time a leader will be elected by the people after a President was ousted.

The incumbent on the other hand was elected by Parliament, which exercised constitutional powers. Nothing wrong with that, but it means that people have not exercised their direct right to choose who would lead them out of relative uncertainty after Gotabaya Rajapaksa was forced to resign as President in 2022....