Sri Lanka: Can the Rajapaksas oust president Ranil Wickremesinghe from power?
2 years, 7 months ago

Sri Lanka: Can the Rajapaksas oust president Ranil Wickremesinghe from power?

Firstpost  

Backed by the Rajapaksas’ party, Wickremesinghe became the president. Now at the helm of affairs, he faces multiple challenges including how to keep the Rajapaksas at bay It was a dream of a lifetime come true for Ranil Wickremesinghe when he took the oath as Sri Lanka’s president on 21 July 2022. Backed by the Rajapaksas’ party Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna, he was elected as the leader of the crisis-hit country in a poll in which only MPs voted. Wickremesinghe’s proximity to the Rajapaksas even when he did not depend on them to remain in power has led his opponents to dub him as “Ranil Rajapaksa”. Wickremesinghe entirely depends on Rajapaksa’s SLPP which is the largest party in the Sri Lankan parliament.

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Sri Lankan govt unaware of move to arrest former president Rajapaksa, says minister
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Sri Lankan govt unaware of move to arrest former president Rajapaksa, says minister

New Indian Express  

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan minister Nalin Jayathissa said on Wednesday that the government is unaware of any move to arrest former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa in the Easter Sunday bombings case. Gammanpila, a former minister, said the government planned to arrest Rajapaksa and Suresh Sallay, the then chief of state intelligence to pin the blame on the state intelligence services for the …

Sri Lanka former President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s son issued travel ban in corruption case
2 months ago

Sri Lanka former President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s son issued travel ban in corruption case

The Hindu  

The son of Sri Lanka’s former president Mahinda Rajapaksa was banned on Monday from leaving the country following his arrest for alleged money laundering. The case against Yoshitha Rajapaksa dates back years, but has received renewed impetus since President Anura Kumara Dissanayake — who has vowed to fight endemic corruption — won a landslide election victory. His older brother Namal, …

Former Sri Lankan President Rajapaksa’s son arrested by police on corruption charges
2 months ago

Former Sri Lankan President Rajapaksa’s son arrested by police on corruption charges

The Hindu  

Former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s son Yoshitha Rajapaksa was arrested by police on Saturday on corruption charges in a property purchase case. His uncle and former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was also quizzed by the police last week on the same property — a holiday home in the southern religious resort of Kataragama. The arrest came as Mahinda Rajapaksa filed …

Sri Lanka’s Dissanayake meets Modi: ‘Won’t allow our land to be used against India’s interests’
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3 months, 1 week ago

Sri Lanka’s Dissanayake meets Modi: ‘Won’t allow our land to be used against India’s interests’

Firstpost  

After holding a bilateral meeting with PM Modi in New Delhi, Sri Lankan President Dissanayake said: ‘I have given an assurance to the Prime Minister of India that we will not allow our land to be used in any way in a manner that is detrimental to the interest of India’ Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, on Monday, assured …

Challenges before the new Sri Lankan Government
3 months, 1 week ago

Challenges before the new Sri Lankan Government

New Indian Express  

In 2024, Sri Lanka witnessed seismic political shifts. In the second half of this year, voters installed a hitherto untried president and a new government, with the fervent hope that the old order should give way to a better new order. It’s taken the rather conservative Sri Lankan voters 76 years to move away from feudal parties and experiment with …

An overturning of Sri Lanka’s old political order
4 months ago

An overturning of Sri Lanka’s old political order

The Hindu  

The National People’s Power, led by Sri Lanka’s President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, has swept the Sri Lankan parliamentary polls with an astounding majority. There is another side to this story: Sri Lanka is Asia’s oldest electoral democracy, with universal suffrage going back to 1931, and its citizenry, in an awesome political swing, have not only given the new government an …

Sri Lanka President Dissanayake to visit India in December
4 months, 1 week ago

Sri Lanka President Dissanayake to visit India in December

Deccan Chronicle  

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake will visit India at the invitation of the Indian government in mid-December, Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath said on Monday.He will call on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar who became the first foreign dignitary to call on Dissanayake when he was elected President in September had extended the invitation.Jaishankar visited Sri Lanka …

Sri Lanka’s Marxist-leaning president appoints his Cabinet after a resounding election win
4 months, 1 week ago

Sri Lanka’s Marxist-leaning president appoints his Cabinet after a resounding election win

Live Mint  

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka’s new Marxist-leaning president swore in a 21-member Cabinet on Monday after his party secured a two-thirds parliamentary majority in last week’s election. Sri Lanka’s crisis was largely the result of economic mismanagement combined with fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, which along with militant attacks in 2019 devastated the important tourism industry. Sri Lanka’s economic …

Sri Lanka president appoints Cabinet after resounding election win
4 months, 1 week ago

Sri Lanka president appoints Cabinet after resounding election win

Deccan Chronicle  

Colombo: Sri Lanka’s new Marxist-leaning president swore in a 21-member Cabinet on Monday after his party secured a two-thirds parliamentary majority in last week’s election. Sri Lanka’s crisis was largely the result of economic mismanagement combined with fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, which along with militant attacks in 2019 devastated the important tourism industry. Sri Lanka’s economic upheaval led to …

Sri Lanka’s Marxist-leaning president appoints Cabinet after election win
4 months, 1 week ago

Sri Lanka’s Marxist-leaning president appoints Cabinet after election win

Associated Press  

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka’s new Marxist-leaning president swore in a 22-member Cabinet on Monday after his party secured a two-thirds parliamentary majority in last week’s election. The margin of victory will allow President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to make sweeping reforms, including a campaign promise of a new constitution, without needing support from other parties. Voters were also drawn …

Sri Lanka leader reappoints Amarasuriya as PM, retains finance and defence
4 months, 1 week ago

Sri Lanka leader reappoints Amarasuriya as PM, retains finance and defence

Al Jazeera  

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake picks a 21-member cabinet as he plans sweeping reforms, including a campaign promise of a new constitution. Sri Lanka’s Marxist-leaning President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has reappointed educationist Harini Amarasuriya as the country’s prime minister after sweeping the snap parliamentary elections last week. Dissanayake on Monday picked a 21-member cabinet, retaining the key defence and finance portfolios …

Sri Lanka parliamentary election: How the NPP won over country’s ethnic minorities
4 months, 1 week ago

Sri Lanka parliamentary election: How the NPP won over country’s ethnic minorities

The Hindu  

The staggering mandate — over a two-thirds majority — that Sri Lanka’s National People’s Power coalition led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake received in the November 14 general elections is a first in the country’s proportional representation system. In almost all districts across Sri Lanka’s north, east, central and southern hill country, where Tamils, Muslims, and Malaiyaha Tamils live, the …

‘Need a change’: Sri Lanka’s leftist win sparks hopes, bridges old divides
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4 months, 1 week ago

‘Need a change’: Sri Lanka’s leftist win sparks hopes, bridges old divides

Al Jazeera  

President Dissanayake’s party has won a two-thirds majority in parliament, including among Tamils and Muslims. Dissanayake’s National People’s Power won a landslide majority in Thursday’s parliamentary election, securing 159 seats in a house of 225 members – representing a comfortable two-thirds majority. They have shown they need a change from the old politics.” Vote for change According to political analyst …

Sri Lanka president’s party wins landslide victory in snap elections
4 months, 1 week ago

Sri Lanka president’s party wins landslide victory in snap elections

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s coalition has …

Party of Sri Lanka’s new Marxist-leaning president wins two-thirds majority in parliament
4 months, 1 week ago

Party of Sri Lanka’s new Marxist-leaning president wins two-thirds majority in parliament

Associated Press  

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — The party of Sri Lanka’s new Marxist-leaning President Anura Kumara Dissanayake won a two-thirds majority in parliament, according to official election results Friday, providing a strong mandate for his program for economic revival. Of the 225 seats in parliament, 196 were up for grabs under Sri Lanka’s electoral system, which allocates seats in each district among …

Sri Lanka votes in parliamentary election
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4 months, 1 week ago

Sri Lanka votes in parliamentary election

China Daily  

Updated: 2024-11-15 10:24 A woman walks out of a polling station with her daughter after casting her vote in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo on Thursday. THILINA KALUTHOTAGE / REUTERS COLOMBO — Sri Lankans were voting in a parliamentary election on Thursday that is key for the country's new president to follow through on promises of economic recovery. "I expect a …

Sri Lanka votes in parliamentary election
4 months, 1 week ago

Sri Lanka votes in parliamentary election

China Daily  

A woman walks out of a polling station with her daughter after casting her vote in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo on Thursday. THILINA KALUTHOTAGE / REUTERS COLOMBO — Sri Lankans were voting in a parliamentary election on Thursday that is key for the country's new president to follow through on promises of economic recovery. "I expect a new country, a …

Why Sri Lanka’s parliamentary election today matters for its future
4 months, 1 week ago

Why Sri Lanka’s parliamentary election today matters for its future

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The parliamentary election in Sri …

Sri Lankan Parliamentary elections begin with issues of welfare, economic reforms at stake | WATCH
4 months, 1 week ago

Sri Lankan Parliamentary elections begin with issues of welfare, economic reforms at stake | WATCH

India TV News  

Colombo: Sri Lankans began voting on Thursday in a snap election to decide if the Indian Ocean island will give its new leftist president greater strength to help the poor as it recovers from a financial meltdown. "I think we are seeing the first signs of a positive political change in Sri Lanka after the president was elected and we …

Sri Lanka: Economic crisis, political change, and reconciliation | Interview with Ahilan Kadirgamar
4 months, 1 week ago

Sri Lanka: Economic crisis, political change, and reconciliation | Interview with Ahilan Kadirgamar

The Hindu  

Published : Nov 14, 2024 14:38 IST - 1 MIN READ On November 14, 2024, Sri Lankans began voting in the snap parliamentary election, the first major test of the ruling National People’s Power party led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. Having failed to secure 50 per cent of the vote at the September 21 presidential election, Mr. Dissanayake is …

Explained: Why is Sri Lankan Parliamentary election key for new Marxist-leaning president Anura Dissanayake?
4 months, 1 week ago

Explained: Why is Sri Lankan Parliamentary election key for new Marxist-leaning president Anura Dissanayake?

Hindustan Times  

Sri Lankans began voting on Thursday in a snap Parliamentary election, widely seen as an attempt by new Leftist President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to seek a clear mandate to push his pro-poor welfare policies. Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake shows his finger as he leaves after casting his vote during the parliamentary election in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, Nov. …

Sri Lankans vote in parliamentary election
4 months, 1 week ago

Sri Lankans vote in parliamentary election

Deccan Chronicle  

Colombo: Sri Lankans on Thursday began voting in the snap parliamentary election, the first major test of the ruling National People's Power party led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.The voting is taking place at over 13,314 polling stations across the country. Sri Lankans on Thursday began voting in the snap parliamentary election, the first major test of the ruling National …

Sri Lanka votes today: President Dissanayake faces litmus test as NPP aims for majority control
Top News
4 months, 1 week ago

Sri Lanka votes today: President Dissanayake faces litmus test as NPP aims for majority control

Live Mint  

Sri Lankans are heading to the polls today for a crucial parliamentary election that will determine the future political landscape of the island nation. Dissanayake's Presidential Win in Sri Lanka In September, Anura Kumara Dissanayake won the presidential election, marking a significant shift away from the traditional political parties that have ruled Sri Lanka since its independence in 1948. Dissanayake’s …

Sri Lanka holds snap polls today: What's at stake?
4 months, 1 week ago

Sri Lanka holds snap polls today: What's at stake?

Firstpost  

Sri Lanka’s new president has called for a snap general election today. Anura Dissanayake, 55, who took power in September on the back of public anger over the island’s 2022 economic meltdown, dissolved parliament on September 24, clearing the way for the general election People leave a polling station after voting on the day of the parliamentary election, in Colombo, …

Sri Lanka Leader Seeks to Bolster Power With Parliamentary Vote
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4 months, 1 week ago

Sri Lanka Leader Seeks to Bolster Power With Parliamentary Vote

Live Mint  

-- Sri Lanka holds its first parliamentary elections since the victory of its outsider leftist president, in a test of his ambitious pledges to combat corruption and rewrite an unpopular International Monetary Fund loan program. Anura Kumara Dissanayake called for early polls on the heels of his victory in the Sept. 21 presidential election, widely seen as a stunning rebuke …

Voting ends in Sri Lanka’s parliamentary election that’s key for its new Marxist-leaning president
4 months, 1 week ago

Voting ends in Sri Lanka’s parliamentary election that’s key for its new Marxist-leaning president

Associated Press  

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lankans voted in a parliamentary election Thursday that is key for the country’s new, Marxist-leaning president to consolidate his party’s power and follow through on promises of economic recovery. The biggest challenge for the NPP — which was founded in 2019 and is a relative newcomer on Sri Lanka’s political scene — is that many …

Sri Lanka parliamentary elections 2024: What’s at stake?
4 months, 1 week ago

Sri Lanka parliamentary elections 2024: What’s at stake?

Al Jazeera  

Here is why the upcoming parliamentary election is so significant for newly-elected President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. Sri Lankans will cast ballots in a snap parliamentary election on Thursday, months after electing a Marxist-leaning president in the Indian island nation’s first election since the 2022 economic meltdown and political crisis. “At stake is the ability of newly-elected President Dissanayake to pursue …

Sri Lanka votes in a parliamentary election that's key for its new Marxist-leaning president
4 months, 1 week ago

Sri Lanka votes in a parliamentary election that's key for its new Marxist-leaning president

New Indian Express  

COLOMBO: Sri Lankans are voting in a parliamentary election Thursday that is key for the country's new, Marxist-leaning president to consolidate his party's power and follow through on promises of economic recovery. President Anura Kumara Dissanayake won the presidential election on Sept. 21 in a victory that marked a rejection of the traditional political parties, which have governed the island …

Sri Lankan president seeks party win in parliamentary election to help him push his economic reforms
Trending News
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Sri Lankan president seeks party win in parliamentary election to help him push his economic reforms

Associated Press  

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — 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. The election comes at a decisive time for Sri Lankans, as the island nation emerges from its worst economic crisis, having declared …

Sri Lanka Election 2024: Tamil Support Surges for President Dissanayake in Jaffna Ahead of Parliamentary Vote
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Sri Lanka Election 2024: Tamil Support Surges for President Dissanayake in Jaffna Ahead of Parliamentary Vote

The Hindu  

Published : Nov 12, 2024 21:15 IST - 6 MINS READ Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is selling hope ahead of the November 14 Parliamentary elections. “I invite all of you, the people of Jaffna, to join me in this effort to change the political culture of our country.” Restoring land and trust Saying what the people wanted to …

Sri Lanka’s multi-ethnic east reflects challenges facing Anura Kumara Dissanayake
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Sri Lanka’s multi-ethnic east reflects challenges facing Anura Kumara Dissanayake

The Hindu  

As President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s ruling alliance eyes a parliamentary majority in Sri Lanka’s November 14 general elections voters in Ampara, located on Sri Lanka’s east coast, reflect all that is going well for the new leader and the challenges that remain. Also known as the Digamadulla electoral district, Ampara is an interesting case-study for voter sentiments across Sri Lanka’s …

Sri Lanka's leftist president faces first parliament test
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Sri Lanka's leftist president faces first parliament test

Hindustan Times  

Sri Lanka's new leftist leader has drawn strong support from an unlikely source as he seeks to expand his three parliamentary seats to a house majority in elections on Thursday. Sri Lanka's leftist president faces first parliament test President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, 55, who counts Karl Marx and Che Guevara among his heroes, has the backing of the country's largest …

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake: A New Era of Reform Amid Economic Turmoil in Sri Lanka
5 months, 3 weeks ago

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake: A New Era of Reform Amid Economic Turmoil in Sri Lanka

The Diplomat  

National People’s Power leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake was sworn in as the ninth executive president of Sri Lanka on September 23. The growing support for Dissanayake, a center-left politician often wrongly labeled as a “Marxist” by the international media, is a reflection of Sri Lanka’s broader societal unrest. The political dynasty of the Rajapaksas was at the center of Sri …

Real winners of Sri Lanka’s election: A people emboldened to force change
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Real winners of Sri Lanka’s election: A people emboldened to force change

Al Jazeera  

Anura Kumara Dissanayake rode a wave of anger to power. Back then, the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna, the Marxist outfit that the country’s new president, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, now leads, was reviled in swaths of southern Sri Lanka for having twice attempted violent revolution. The “curse” essentially, was the population having allowed political elites, largely organised into Sri Lanka’s two main …

Sri Lanka’s new president says he’ll restart talks with the IMF to find a way out of economic crisis
6 months ago

Sri Lanka’s new president says he’ll restart talks with the IMF to find a way out of economic crisis

Associated Press  

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka’s new President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said Wednesday that he will soon resume discussions with the International Monetary Fund and foreign creditors to plot a way out of the worst economic crisis in the country’s history. The future of the economic recovery plan drafted by former liberal President Ranil Wickremesinghe was called into question after …

Sri Lanka has entered a new dawn with its new president. What does the diaspora think of Anura Dissanayake?
6 months ago

Sri Lanka has entered a new dawn with its new president. What does the diaspora think of Anura Dissanayake?

ABC  

For decades, Sri Lankan politics has looked like a revolving door through which the same parties and families have come and gone. Unlike many of Sri Lanka's past presidents, Mr Dissanayake has no political lineage and is from the socialist National People's Power party which he founded in 2019. For some of Sri Lanka's younger generation the election result "was …

Sri Lanka's New President Dissolves Parliament To Make Way For November Elections
6 months ago

Sri Lanka's New President Dissolves Parliament To Make Way For November Elections

News 18  

Sri Lanka’s new leftist president dissolved parliament on Tuesday and called a snap election as he prepares to renegotiate the bankrupt nation’s unpopular International Monetary Fund bailout programme. Despite being a marginal party, the support for the 55-year-old Dissanayake’s JVP surged after a 2022 economic meltdown that immiserated millions of ordinary Sri Lankans and the painful implementation of the IMF …

The Left turn in Sri Lanka
6 months ago

The Left turn in Sri Lanka

Hindustan Times  

The election of Anura Kumar Dissanayake, the leader of Janata Vimukti Perumuna, an outfit with Marxist leanings, as the ninth President of Sri Lanka, marks a new chapter in the island nation’s politics. In a way, the ascent of the JVP, which led two violent insurrections in 1971 and during 1987-89, and its eclipsing of the three mainstream parties that …

Who is Anura Kumara Dissanayake, Sri Lanka’s new Marxist president?
6 months ago

Who is Anura Kumara Dissanayake, Sri Lanka’s new Marxist president?

Associated Press  

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Marxist politician Anura Dissanayake won Sri Lanka’s presidential election over the weekend, dealing a blow to a political old guard that has been widely blamed for the unprecedented economic crisis that hit the South Asian island nation two years ago. Dissanayake is the leader of National People’s Power alliance, and of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna, or …

Sri Lanka Elections 2024: Chinese President Xi Jinping congratulates Sri Lanka’s new president Anura Kumara Dissanayake
6 months ago

Sri Lanka Elections 2024: Chinese President Xi Jinping congratulates Sri Lanka’s new president Anura Kumara Dissanayake

Live Mint  

Chinese President Xi Jinping congratulated new Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, soon after he was sworn into office on Monday, September 23. Anura Dissanayake defeated his closest rival, Sajith Premadasa of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya, in Sri Lanka Elections 2024. Anura Kumara Dissanayake did not support the implementation of the 13th amendment of the Sri Lankan Constitution, which devolves …

Sri Lanka election: Marxist Anura Kumara Dissanayake becomes president
6 months ago

Sri Lanka election: Marxist Anura Kumara Dissanayake becomes president

Associated Press  

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Marxist politician Anura Kumara Dissanayake was sworn in as Sri Lanka’s president on Monday after an election that saw voters reject an old guard accused of leading the country into economic crisis. Dissanayake, 55, who ran as head of the Marxist-leaning National People’s Power coalition, defeated President Ranil Wickremesinghe, opposition leader Sajith Premadasa and 35 other …

Marxist leader Dissanayake becomes Sri Lankan president as voters reject old order
6 months ago

Marxist leader Dissanayake becomes Sri Lankan president as voters reject old order

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Marxist Anura Kumara Dissanayake has …

Marxist Dissanayake wins Sri Lanka's presidential election as voters reject old guard
6 months ago

Marxist Dissanayake wins Sri Lanka's presidential election as voters reject old guard

NPR  

Marxist Dissanayake wins Sri Lanka's presidential election as voters reject old guard toggle caption Eranga Jayawardena/AP COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake won Sri Lanka’s presidential election, according to data released by the Election Commission Sunday, as voters rejected the old political guard that has been widely accused of pushing the South Asian nation toward economic ruin. …

Marxist Dissanayake wins Sri Lanka’s presidential election as voters reject old guard
6 months ago

Marxist Dissanayake wins Sri Lanka’s presidential election as voters reject old guard

LA Times  

National People’s Power candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayake arrives at a polling station to cast his vote Saturday in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake won Sri Lanka’s presidential election, according to data released Sunday by the Election Commission, as voters rejected the old political guard that has been widely accused of pushing the South Asian nation toward economic …

NPP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake elected as president of Sri Lanka
6 months ago

NPP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake elected as president of Sri Lanka

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-09-22 22:00 Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the presidential candidate from National People's Power, speaks to the press as he heads to the Election Commission, a day after the presidential election, in Colombo, Sri Lanka on Sept 22. COLOMBO -- Anura Kumara Dissanayake, candidate of National People's Power, emerged as the winner in the presidential election in Sri Lanka …

Marxist politician Anura Kumara Dissanayake leads Sri Lanka's presidential vote as second round of vote counting begins
6 months ago

Marxist politician Anura Kumara Dissanayake leads Sri Lanka's presidential vote as second round of vote counting begins

ABC  

For the first time in Sri Lanka's history, a second round of vote counting is needed to determine its next president, with Marxist-leaning leader, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, and opposition leader Sajith Premadasa, vying for the leadership. Mr Dissanayake contested as candidate for the National People's Power alliance, which includes his Marxist-leaning Janatha Vimukthi Peremuna party that has traditionally backed stronger …

Dissanayake on way to become Sri Lankan President, postal voting results suggest
6 months ago

Dissanayake on way to become Sri Lankan President, postal voting results suggest

ABP News  

Colombo, Sep 22 : National People's Power leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake seems set to become Sri Lanka’s ninth executive president on Sunday with an impressive show in the presidential election, according to postal voting results of seven electoral districts. According to results declared in postal voting of seven of the 22 electoral districts, the NPP leader has gained 56 per …

Sri Lankans ousted Rajapaksa clan from power two years ago. Now they are back in the fray
6 months ago

Sri Lankans ousted Rajapaksa clan from power two years ago. Now they are back in the fray

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “People will understand, you know, because if you look …

Sri Lanka has more women voters than men but no female presidential candidates
6 months ago

Sri Lanka has more women voters than men but no female presidential candidates

Associated Press  

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Women make up more than half of the voters in Sri Lanka, but not a single one will be on the ballot in Saturday’s presidential election. Women listen to Sajith Premadasa, unseen, the presidential candidate and opposition leader of the Samagi Jana Balawgaya or United People's Power party during an election rally, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, …

Vote count underway in Sri Lanka’s presidential election after years of turmoil
6 months ago

Vote count underway in Sri Lanka’s presidential election after years of turmoil

Associated Press  

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Voting ended in Sri Lanka’s presidential election Saturday as the country seeks to recover from the worst economic crisis in its history and the resulting political upheaval. They will show whether Sri Lankans approve of Wickremesinghe’s leadership of a fragile recovery, including restructuring Sri Lanka’s debt under an International Monetary Fund bailout program after it defaulted …

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