IRES Sri Lanka

02/02/2026

National Voters' Day – February 01

Source : Election Commission of Sri Lanka

Voter Registration Details : https://eservices.elections.gov.lk/pages/myVoterRegistration.aspx

29/06/2025

https://island.lk/police-launch-probe-into-alleged-abduction-of-two-npp-councillors/

Govt. supporters disrupt inaugural meeting of Weligama PS: Commissioner of Local Government in the Southern Province Erandi Umanga Mendis yesterday postponed elections to the posts of Chairperson and Vice Chairperson in Weligama Pradeshiya Sabha (PS) when the members and supporters of the NPP disrup...

29/06/2025

Memorandum of Understanding

Between Sri Lanka Jama'athe-E-Islam and the Institute for Democratic Reforms & Electoral Studies (IRES)
This Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) is entered into by Sri Lanka Jama'athe-E-Islam and the Institute for Democratic Reforms & Electoral Studies (IRES).
In the wake of the Easter Sunday attacks in Sri Lanka, tensions among ethnic and religious communities intensified, with deliberate attempts made to incite conflict—particularly between Buddhists and Muslims.
In response, the two organizations have united in a shared commitment to foster coexistence and mutual understanding among Sri Lanka’s diverse communities. This collaboration focuses on conducting research and delivering training programs aimed at promoting peace, reconciliation, and intercommunal harmony.
IRES will take primary responsibility for providing the necessary resources to support these research and training activities. Manjula Gajanayake, Head of IRES, will serve as the lead researcher and principal trainer throughout the initiative.
The first phase of the partnership will involve a series of programs designed to educate young Ulama (preachers at Muslim mosques) across Sri Lanka on political systems and the electoral process—an unprecedented initiative in the country. A comprehensive training module for this purpose has already been developed by Manjula Gajanayake.
This agreement was signed on June 29, 2024, and will remain in effect for a period of five years.

21/06/2025

LG Commissioners Torn Between Two Worlds
-Manjula Gajanayake-

By Manjula Gajanayake Democracy is arguably the most discussed concept in modern political discourse. As the well-known adage goes, “Democracy is the power of equal votes for unequal minds.” It captures a fundamental paradox — while each citizen holds an equal vote, the diversity of opinion an...

19/06/2025

පිහිටවපු ක්‍රමය හරිද? | දවස | Dawasa | 19.06.2025

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18/06/2025

රහස් ඡන්දයකට යාම නීතිවිරෝධීයි – මංජුල ගජනායක

කොළඹ මහනගර සභාවේ නගරාධිපති තේරීමේ ඡන්දය නීතියට අනුකූලව සිදු වූ නමුත් අතැම් පළාත් පාලන ආයතනවල බහුතරය අත ඔසවා විවෘ...

18/06/2025

කොමසාරිස්වරිය කරපු දේ හරිද? මාර්ගෝපදේශ කියන්නේ නීතිය නෙවෙයි! කොළඹ පුරපති තේරීමේදි වෙච්ච දේ..

-මංජුල ගජනායක-

කොමසාරිස්වරිය කරපු දේ හරිද? මාර්ගෝපදේශ කියන්නේ නීතිය නෙවෙයි! කොළඹ පුරපති තේරීමේදි වෙච්ච දේ ...

13/06/2025

📢 Join us as ANFREL – the Asian Network for Free Elections – unveils its final observation reports on Sri Lanka’s 2024 Presidential and Parliamentary !

🗓 Date: Monday, 16 June 2025
🕚 Time: 11:00 AM (Colombo Time)
🌐 Event: Online Launch

🎙️ Featuring our Executive Director, Manjula Gajanayake, among the key speakers.

Let’s reflect, learn, and strengthen democracy together.

Join ANFREL - Asian Network for Free Elections as we launch the final reports of our observation on the 2024 presidential and parliamentary in through an online event on Monday, 16 June 2025 at 11 a.m. Colombo time.

ANFREL is also hosting a panel discussion to reflect on Sri Lanka's democratic resilience and pathways moving forward. Get updates and catch the live stream through our Facebook event page here: https://www.facebook.com/share/1Y4mk391vD/

12/06/2025

EPIGS’25 for this focused panel discussion featuring legal experts, media strategists, and digital rights advocates from Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan, Indonesia, Nepal, and Bangladesh. Explore the legal frameworks and content-based solutions shaping electoral and information integrity across the Global South and discover how we can better protect truth and democracy in the digital era.

IRES Members participated in the Electoral, Platform, and Information Integrity Summit of the Global South, held at Cinnamon Life, City of Dreams, Colombo.

30/05/2025

මෙවර පළාත් පාලන ආයතන මැතිවරණයේදී ජනතාව පක්‍ෂ වලට දුන් පණිවිඩය!
-Manjula Gajanayake-

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