evidence: Slovakia: Parliamentary elections were scheduled to take place on September 30, and results will be reported in our next issue. [End Page 181] Sri Lanka: The People’s Alliance, a coalition of leftist opposition parties led by Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaranatunge, defeated the ruling United National Party in parliamentary elections on August 16, ending that party’s 17-year rule. The People’s Alliance won 105 seats in the 225-member parliament, falling just short of a majority. The United National Party finished with 94 seats, and six smaller parties split the remaining 26 seats. Kumaranatunge, the daughter of two former prime ministers, was named the new prime minister following the election. [...] UPCOMING ELECTIONS (October 1994-September 1995)