High stakes engagement on LG elections

March 24, 2025 – March 30, 2025 | Vol.15, #13 Events: On March 20, the Election Commission (EC) announced that the Local Government (LG) elections will be held on May 6, 2025. Analysis Over the past week, the Sinhala media – including print, television and social media platforms (monitored via Junkipedia, a social media monitoring and analysis tool) – provided limited coverage to the upcoming LG elections. Both political parties and media commentary have positioned the LG elections as a national-level contest that could…