Sri Lanka, April 18 -- Twin elections in 2024 transformed Sri Lanka's political landscape, bringing to power a president and parliamentarians who pledged sweeping reforms. So far, however, the new government has made little progress toward this end. It has work to do to show it can do politics differently

By Alan Keenan

What's new? Almost eighteen months into its term in office, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's National People's Power (NPP) government has kept Sri Lanka's economic recovery on track and made notable efforts to fight corruption. But it faces growing questions about its ability and commitment to achieve its bold promises of "system change".

Why does it matter? Dissanayake's election in September 2024 and t...