This publication is presented in the context of the ongoing debate on electoral reforms in Sri Lanka. Firstly it is a collection of short articles, dealing with various aspects of electoral reforms including the rationale for proportional representation in the political context of Sri Lanka; the freedom of conscience of Members of Parliament; the National list and the principle of nominated legislative membership and many other relevant issues.

Mario Vargas Llosa, a Peruvian writer, politician, journalist and essayist, has been awarded the Freedom Prize 2008 from the Friedrich Naumann Foundation. In his acceptance speech delivered at a ceremony at St. Paul’s Church in Frankfurt, Germany on 8 November 2008, Mr. Llosa defended free market, globalisation, capitalism and absence of government subsidies. He was chosen for this prestigious award for his intellectual contribution to the advancement of freedom.
Clippings of award ceremony