By Redley Silva JJB’s Cabinet Spokesperson Minister Vijitha Herath responding to a question raised by a journalist at the media briefing said Prez AKD re-issued the Extraordinary Gazette under the Public Security Ordinance to have legislative power to deal with any unexpected threats to national security during the forthcoming General Election. There was no threat to national security during the Presidential Election. And, the Defence Secretary, Sampath Thuiyakontha, in response to a question raised by a journalist on the same matter, said they have identified sources of potential threats and…
The South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) warned that the coalition government led by the African National Congress (ANC) and the ultra-conservative employers’ blue-eyed boys in the Democratic Alliance (DA), will hasten doomsday for the working class and the marginalised poor black majority.All signs of the first hundred days of this government, which was wrongly called the Government of National Unity (GNU), vindicate the SAFTU position. The GNU elicited ecstatic enthusiasm amongst the mainstream commentariat when it was first assembled. With fanfare, the commentariat informed us that the presence…
By Redley Silva In recent election rallies in the South, AKD (Anura Kumara Disanayaka) has taken a commendable stance, repeatedly telling his supporters that those working for his opponents or voting for them should not be harmed, as it’s their democratic right to vote for their political parties. This message of tolerance and respect for political freedom is crucial to a healthy democracy. However, his tone took a stark turn during a rally in Jaffna. Speaking to the largely Tamil audience, Anura implied that not supporting the ‘change’ the people…
By Wilfred Silva Today, the question that we have been debated among the people of Sri Lanka, is what steps should be taken in the upcoming presidential Election. We, people of Sri Lanka have been witnessed 75 years of dependant political and socio-economic practice by the capitalists elites (Both Right and Left) in Sri Lanka. Now, we are facing two questions in this conjuncture. Unfortunately, it is completely irrational to think that, there will be such a change from the upcoming presidential election to be held in Sri Lanka on…
Note for the article This article was written by Comrade Upali Cooray in the early period of 1980s in order to promote a discussion on “National Question” among progressives in Sri Lanka. Today, All Sri Lankans are heading for Presidential election on 21st September 2024 and the majority of the people are demanding to establish democracy; but no of any principle candidates are giving priority to National question and self-determination of Tamil-speaking people. It is a major failure of ruling elites of Sri Lanka for last 75 years. Without giving…
Originally from: https://rosalux.eu/en/2024/frankreich-volksfront-oder-faschismus/ Nessim Achouche 21. June 2024 When Emmanuel Macron was elected President of France in 2017, he vowed in his first public speech that the far right would be erased before of the end of his mandate. Seven years later, Marine Le Pen’ Rassemblement National (RN) is on the verge of power, set to walk through a door that was left wide open by Macron when he decided to dissolve the French legislative assembly and call for snap elections after the highest result ever registered for the far…
