Sri Lankan president seeks party win in parliamentary election to help him push his economic reforms
Sri Lanka’s crisis was largely the result of economic mismanagement ... This number is likely to see an increase over the number who voted in his favor at the presidential election,” said Perera, the political analyst. Ruwan Sanjeewa, 36, who works ...
Rumble in Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Election Surprise
Uditha Devapriya and Umesh Moramudali on Sri Lanka’s ongoing political realignment.
Campaigning Winds Up In Sri Lanka Ahead Of Key Vote
Sri Lanka's political campaigning drew to a close Monday ahead of parliamentary polls that have turned into a referendum on ambitious plans to tackle corruption in the bankrupt nation.
Factbox-How Sri Lanka Elects Its New Parliament
Sri Lanka will vote in a snap general election on Thursday, called by new President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to secure a majority in parliament to back his policies in the island nation struggling to recover from a crushing financial crisis.
Sri Lankans to vote for change in parliamentary election
STORY: Sudath Kumara and his wife Nilmini live in a house illegally built on state-owned land in Sri Lanka.They have nowhere else to go, they say, and could be evicted at any moment.Kumara blames the previous administration for his dire financial situation.
Sri Lanka set to vote for new parliament as president seeks majority for reforms
Strong support that Dissanayake secured in the presidential election will likely stay with his party in Thursday’s election, analysts say
Sri Lanka set for parliamentary election on Thursday, all arrangements in place
Sri Lanka is set to hold on Thursday its snap parliamentary election – first after the 2022 economic crisis – amid deployment of nearly 90,000 security personnel across the country
Sri Lanka To Vote For Parliament On Nov 14
All eyes are on the general elections in Sri Lanka as the campaign for the polls ended last night. The island nation has now moved into a silent period, during which all campaign activities are prohibited until election day.
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Sri Lanka's first transgender candidate hopes to break barriers
The vote comes less than two months after Marxist-leaning Anura Kumara Dissanayake won September's presidential election.
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Sri Lanka's Snap Election: A Historic Test After Economic Crisis
Sri Lanka will hold a snap parliamentary election on Thursday ... stronger parliamentary majority after failing to ...
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Sri Lanka’s first transgender candidate aims for historic seat in parliament
At age 49, Nimesha runs with the Socialist Party, joining 8,000 candidates in an election spurred by September’s Marxist ...
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Iranian charged over plot to kill Trump was also told to target Israeli tourists in Sri Lanka - US
The U.S. Department of Justice has on Friday charged an “Iranian asset Farhad Shakeri,” who is accused in a plot to ...
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Marxist Dissanayake wins Sri Lanka's presidential election as voters reject old guard
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake won Sri Lanka’s presidential election, the Election Commission announced Sunday, after voters rejected the old ...
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Sri Lankans vote in a presidential election that will decide how it recovers from economic crisis
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lankans began voting Saturday in a presidential election that will determine the course of the country's recovery from its worst economic crisis and resulting ...
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Sri Lanka President reveals IMF review, budget timelines
Sri Lanka President President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said the government expects to complete the third review for the ...
Sri Lanka’s JVP government drops election promise to abolish terrorism law
This week’s announcement makes clear that the JVP/NPP administration will not hesitate to use the PTA and other repressive ...
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Sri Lanka Police empowered to implement law without influence: Acting IGP
Priyantha Weerasuriya said the Sri Lanka Police now operates in an environment conducive to enforcing the law impartially and ...
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Sri Lanka's President Dissanayake pledges to return state-grabbed lands to Tamils
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