2024 Election Update: Lack of clarity and consensus around the 2024 election

Issue: On July 26, the Election Commission (EC) announced that the presidential election will be held on September 21, 2024.[1][2] On August 15, the EC accepted the nominations of 39 presidential candidates.[3][4] Analysis This week’s TMA is part of a series of election updates focusing on the upcoming presidential election (PE). The previous update (TMA Vol.14, #32) analysed the apparent diminished sense of hope within the Sinhala psyche regarding the 2024 PE.This week’s analysis is divided into two parts. The first part analyses the growing cynicism about voter behaviour ahead…