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...winning 278 out of 480 seats in the Diet's Lower House in national elections. Koizumi claimed the poll as a vote of confidence in his reform program, despite a surge in support for the opposition Democratic Party of Japan, which gained 40 seats. Who's In Charge Here? SRI LANKA The Norwegian government said it would withdraw from its role as mediator in the peace process until the power struggle between President Chandrika Kumaratunga and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was resolved. Kumaratunga has accused Wickremesinghe of conceding too much in the negotiations with the separatist Tamil Tigers. Sri Lanka...
...first time the Tigers explicitly withdrew their claim to create a separate nation in the north and east of the country. "[Kumaratunga] has erased at a stroke the personal rapport and confidence built up between the Tigers and members of the government," says Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu, executive director of Sri Lanka's nongovernmental Center for Policy Alternatives. "At best, the peace process is in cold storage. At worst, anything could happen...
...ASIA Sri Lanka: Political Crisis China: Pride and Prejudice...
...which adds up to weeks, if not months, in which Sri Lanka's peace process will be mothballed or, worse, derailed. "This is a job without end," sighs a Western diplomat involved in the negotiations. "We've learned not to set fixed goals." It's an odd statement when that goal is peace. But in Sri Lanka, it might also be a realistic...
...ASIA Sri Lanka: Political Crisis China: Pride and Prejudice...