Sri Lankan president seeks party win in parliamentary election to help him push his economic reforms
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is looking to consolidate his party's power in Thursday's parliamentary election to help him implement his election pledges to solve the country's economic woes and foster good governance.
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 Lankan Court Dismisses Election Date Dispute
The Sri Lankan Supreme Court dismissed a petition challenging the constitutionality of holding the parliamentary election on November 14. The petition, filed by activist Priyantha Herath, claimed the date violated rules regarding the election timeline.
Discarding Decades of Dynastic Politics, Sri Lankans to Vote for Change in Parliament Poll
The Rajapaksa family, who hail from Hambantota and whose cohort of brothers gave Sri Lanka two former presidents during a dozen years in power, saw their political fortunes wane a
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 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.
Sri Lanka Election: ‘Progress over corruption’, litmus test for Anura Dissanayake as voters head to polls on November 14
Sri Lanka's new leftist leader, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, seeks to expand his parliamentary seats with backing from ...
Sri Lankan president again declares: No increase to public sector salaries
Dissanayake’s indication that he would not pay the proposed salary hike is a clear signal to the IMF that his regime abides ...
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On presidential bombast and an uninspiring general election
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake thunders from the political platform on the cusp of an uninspiring general election that hence-forth, ex-Sri Lankan Presidents must ‘make an application’ to be ...
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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 secure ...
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2024 Sri Lanka presidential election
He has said that if he wins the presidential election, his government will renegotiate the terms of the IMF loan so that the lives of the poor improve. Sino-Sri Lankan relations have been ...
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Protests ousted Sri Lanka’s last president. Ahead of new election, many are still waiting for change
Days ahead of Saturday’s presidential election, many still complain of ... jailed for seven days on charges of violence that saw Sri Lankan dissidents ransacking the presidential palace, 42 ...
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Sri Lankan President Allocates $16.6 Million For Parliamentary Election
(MENAFN- IANS) Colombo, Oct 1 (IANS) Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara ... that the 2024 budget only allocated funds for the presidential election held on September 21, leaving no provisions ...
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Anura Kumara Dissanayake leads vote count in Sri Lankan presidential election so far
TASS/. The leader of the opposition alliance National People’s Power, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, is leading the vote count in Sri Lanka presidential election, the Lankan newspaper Daily Mirror ...
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What's at stake in Sri Lanka's first presidential vote since its economic meltdown?
(AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena, File) Sri Lankan presidential candidate Sajith Premadasa waves to his supporters during an election campaign rally in Negombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, Nov. 11, 2019.