30th December, CMEV monitor attacked in Polonnaruwa. CMEV was informed of electioneering by two groups of Buddhist monks- a local group of monks in support of Common Presidential Candidate Maithripala Sirisena and the Bodu Bala Sena in support of President Mahinda Rajapakse. CMEV monitor J.P.A.M Jayasekara reported that both groups were electioneering in close proximity […]
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Download as PDF here. ### On 29th December 2014 at 6.00 pm: 29th December, Attack on ‘Yowun Parapura’ street concert in Gokarella, Kurunegala District CMEV received information of an attack at Kumbukgete junction in the Gokarella area where a street concert was taking place with an audience of about 150 people. Youth artistes such as Samanalee
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Download this as a PDF here. Download this PR in Sinhala here. ### On 28th December 2014 at11.30 pm: Colombo, Sri Lanka CMEV has recorded a cumulative total of 180 Incidents of election related violence since the issue of the Gazette Notification on 20th November 2014 announcing the Presidential Election. Of these, 108 are classified as
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Download this press release in Sinhala here. Download it in Tamil here. ### CMEV received a complaint that the New Democratic Front ( NDF ) party office located at Erakkandi, Trincomalee had been attacked. The complainant Mr. Firthous, the Secretary for Monitoring Election Activities for NDF in the Erakkandi area said that this incident had
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Many local election monitors have observed grave incidents of election law violations and violence ahead of the Presidential Election whereas some government ministers have directed a number of accusations at local election observers of being biased towards the opposition common candidate Maithripala Sirisena. Speaking to The Sunday Leader, Executive Director of Centre for Policy Alternatives Dr
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Mr Mahinda Deshapriya, Commissioner of Election, Election Secretariat Sarana Road, Rajagiriya. 27th December 2014 Dear Sir, CMEV was informed that the Independent Television Network (ITN) is conducting a programme named ‘Juriye Katha’, a election propaganda programme in favour of President Mahinda Rajapaksha and held at Lake Front Hotel in Kanthalai, a hotel which is maintained
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Download PDF of this statement here. Download this in Sinhala here. ### On 27th December 2014 at 7.00 pm: Offering letter to offer permanent jobs at Civil Security Department during the period of Presidential Election – 2015 CMEV received a complaint from a Civil Security Officer that many employees at the Civil Security Department (CSD) have
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Download a PDF of this letter here. Download as a JPG here. ### Mr. Mahinda Deshapriya, Commissioner of Elections, Election Secretariats, Sarana Road, Rajagiriya, 27th December 2014 Dear Sir, I am writing to you with regard to the current floods and the impact it will have on the exercise of the franchise, especially in the
Download this press release as a PDF here. Download it in Sinhala here. ### 6th December, Beruwala town, Kaluthara District CMEV monitor reported that supporters of United People Freedom Alliance (UPFA) had attacked former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga and Provincial Councilor Ms. Hirunika Premachandra at about 10.00pm. After a rally in Beruwala town, President Kumaratunga
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Complete archives of the official 2015 Presidential Election campaign websites of Mahinda Rajapaksa & Maithripala Sirisena are now accessible online. These archives will be updated weekly until 8th January 2015. Click here to access the archives.
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Violence leading up to the Presidential Election 2015, monitored and reported by the Centre for Monitoring Election Violence (CMEV). Updated daily. Click here to access.
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Download as PDF here. Download the press release in Sinhala here. ### 24th December 2014 Colombo, Sri Lanka: Second day of the postal voting continued today with a few incidents reported. At present 61 incidents have been reported with 27 Major Incidents and 34 Minor Incidents. Major Incidents include assault, threat and intimidation, misuse of state
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News media reported that the United National Party HQ ‘Sirikotha’ had come under attack following a clash between UNP supporters and members of the Federation of National Organizations who were protesting there. CMEV was sent the following images of the attack.
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