COLOMBO (IDN): For the past two months Sri Lanka’s deeply divided political community has been fighting to protect democracy in one of the oldest democracies in Asia. One side wants a general election to elect a new parliament claiming the current one is corrupt and wants to divide the country. The other is fighting to evade going for a general election before it is due in mid-2020.

Interestingly the US and its European allies have been openly supporting the latter — the camp that does not want an election. They claim this is to “restore” democracy in the country!