Sri Lanka Government chasing two-thirds majority in Parliamentary poll

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Updated February 10, 2010 20:54:10

Sri Lanka will go to the polls again on April the 8th - this time to elect a new Parliament.

Just weeks after his own re-election, President Mahinda Rajapakse has had his opponent Sarath Fonseca arrested and dissolved Parliament as he seeks to consolidate power. A spokesperson for the United Nations says Secretary General Ban Ki Moon is following developments in Sri Lanka "with concern."

Presenter: Paul Allen
Speakers: Rohitha Bogollagama, Sri Lankan foreign minister; Keheliya Rabukwalla, a spokesperson for the Government; Rauff Hakeem, opposition politician; Pakaisothy Saravanamuttu, Sri Lankan political commentator; Asoka Bandarage, Professor of Public Policy at Georgetown University

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