Sri Lanka to choose President in crucial contest on September 21, 2024
3 months ago

Sri Lanka to choose President in crucial contest on September 21, 2024

The Hindu  

Over 17 million Sri Lankans will have a chance to elect their next President on Saturday in a crucial election, the first to be held after the island nation’s economy crashed in 2022. Voting will take place from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., across 13,421 polling centers onthe island, the Election Commission of Sri Lanka said. Departing from past presidential elections where two main candidates dominated the contest, Sri Lanka is witnessing its first three-cornered race, in which incumbent Ranil Wickremesinghe, Leader of Opposition Sajith Premadasa, and prominent opposition legislator Anura Kumara Dissanayake — have emerged top contenders vying for the country’s most powerful office. Editorial | ​Back from the brink: On the Sri Lankan elections and the road ahead Call for change Two years after a mass uprising booted out President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the height of the crisis, and demanded system change, citizens are hoping that this election will yield “change”, through a leader who can break free from the “old, corrupt political culture”, and will reduce their everyday suffering.

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Sri Lanka leader reappoints Amarasuriya as PM, retains finance and defence
1 month 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 Election Results 2024: JVP Wins Parliament Control, Marks Historic Political Shift
1 month, 1 week ago

Sri Lanka Election Results 2024: JVP Wins Parliament Control, Marks Historic Political Shift

The Hindu  

Published : Nov 15, 2024 12:12 IST - 6 MINS READ The Sri Lankan people have given a thumping two-thirds majority in parliament to a once-fringe party whose founder was killed by the state—the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna —and its coalition, the National People’s Power. Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s party, which had a majority in the outgoing parliament after winning the …

FirstUp: Sri Lanka election results, PM Modi in Bihar... Big headlines today
1 month, 1 week ago

FirstUp: Sri Lanka election results, PM Modi in Bihar... Big headlines today

Firstpost  

The results of Sri Lanka’s general election will be announced today after snap polls were announced by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. Several leaders, including Union Ministers Amit Shah and Shivraj Singh Chouhan will hold rallies in poll-bound Jharkhand today An election official carries a ballot box next to security force personnel at a vote counting centre after the voting ended …

Sri Lanka votes in parliamentary election
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1 month, 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 …

How Sri Lanka elects its Parliament and why Dissanayake called for snap elections
1 month, 1 week ago

How Sri Lanka elects its Parliament and why Dissanayake called for snap elections

India TV News  

Sri Lanka voted in a snap general election on Thursday. Dissanayake's coalition, the National People's Party had just three seats in the previous parliament but scored a landslide victory in the latest general election, winning a two-thirds majority in the 225-member house. Here are the key steps in the process in which 17.1 million Sri Lankans were eligible to elect …

Sri Lanka votes in parliamentary election
1 month, 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
1 month, 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
1 month, 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
1 month, 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 …

Sri Lankans vote in parliamentary election
1 month, 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
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1 month, 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 votes in parliamentary election in President Dissanayake’s first test; results tomorrow
1 month, 1 week ago

Sri Lanka votes in parliamentary election in President Dissanayake’s first test; results tomorrow

Firstpost  

Sri Lanka votes 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 A police officer checks the voter slip of a woman as she arrives to vote on the day of the parliamentary …

Voting ends in Sri Lanka’s parliamentary election that’s key for its new Marxist-leaning president
1 month, 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?
1 month, 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
1 month, 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
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1 month, 1 week 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 …

As Sri Lanka goes to parliamentary polls, parties representing Tamils wait with bated breath
1 month, 1 week ago

As Sri Lanka goes to parliamentary polls, parties representing Tamils wait with bated breath

New Indian Express  

NUWARA ELIYA: As Sri Lanka goes to the polls on Thursday to elect a new parliament, political parties representing Tamils, most of whom reside in the north, east and hill country regions, are awaiting the outcome with bated breath as the island nation witnesses a multi-cornered contest on a scale never seen before. To put things in context, for the …

Sri Lanka set for parliamentary election, all arrangements in place
1 month, 1 week ago

Sri Lanka set for parliamentary election, all arrangements in place

New Indian Express  

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka is set to hold its parliamentary election on Thursday with all arrangements in place to ensure a fair and transparent process, a top election commission official has said. Director General of the Elections Commission Saman Sri Ratnayaka on Tuesday said that all ballot boxes and other equipment needed at the polling stations would be dispatched on Wednesday. …

Sri Lanka Election 2024: Tamil Support Surges for President Dissanayake in Jaffna Ahead of Parliamentary Vote
1 month, 1 week 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 Parliamentary Elections 2024: Dissanayake Aims to Convert Presidential Win into Legislative Power
1 month, 1 week ago

Sri Lanka Parliamentary Elections 2024: Dissanayake Aims to Convert Presidential Win into Legislative Power

The Hindu  

Published : Nov 12, 2024 16:48 IST - 9 MINS READ Campaigning for the 10th parliamentary elections in Sri Lanka closed at midnight on November 11, with major political formations making fervent last-minute pitches to garner support from the 17 million voters. With many veterans, including former Presidents Ranil Wickremesinghe, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, and Mahinda Rajapaksa, shying away from contesting, Sri …

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake: A New Era of Reform Amid Economic Turmoil in Sri Lanka
2 months, 2 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
2 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 priority to be economic recovery
3 months ago

Sri Lanka's priority to be economic recovery

China Daily  

Anura Kumara Dissanayake is sworn in as the ninth executive president of Sri Lanka at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo on Monday. XINHUA The top priorities of Sri Lanka's new president will be to boost economic recovery, reduce poverty and improve the quality of life for citizens, an expert says, as the weekend's national election came two years after the …

NPP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake elected as president of Sri Lanka
3 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 …

Presidential election 2024 passes off peacefully in Sri Lanka
3 months ago

Presidential election 2024 passes off peacefully in Sri Lanka

The Hindu  

Sri Lankans gave their mandate to the country’s next leader in a peacefully held Presidential election on Saturday. Sri Lanka presidential poll LIVE updates While an announcement of the official voter turnout is awaited, the People’s Action for Free and Fair Elections, a local election observer group, said it was likely to be in the range of 75% to 80%. …

Vote count underway in Sri Lanka’s presidential election after years of turmoil
3 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 …

Curfew imposed in Sri Lanka amid counting of votes in presidential election
3 months ago

Curfew imposed in Sri Lanka amid counting of votes in presidential election

Al Jazeera  

The election is being seen as a referendum on Ranil Wickremesinghe, who has restored some economic stability in the crisis-hit nation. An overnight curfew has been imposed across Sri Lanka after voting ended in the presidential election as the island nation seeks to recover from an unprecedented economic crisis that triggered mass protests and forced then-President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to flee. …

Sri Lanka will elect a new president two years after ousting former leader
3 months ago

Sri Lanka will elect a new president two years after ousting former leader

NPR  

Sri Lanka will elect a new president two years after ousting former leader Sri Lanka heads for an unprecedented three-way presidential vote today. SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Two years ago, protesters overran and smashed up the home of Sri Lanka's president, forcing him to flee the tropical island country just south of India. DIAA HADID, BYLINE: Folks at a rally in …

Polling begins in Sri Lanka, island nation to elect next president
3 months ago

Polling begins in Sri Lanka, island nation to elect next president

New Indian Express  

COLOMBO: Polls opened on Saturday in Sri Lanka's crucial presidential election - the island nation's first major electoral exercise since its worst economic meltdown in 2022. Incumbent President Ranil Wickremesinghe, 75, is seeking re-election for a five-year term as an Independent candidate, riding on the success of his efforts to pull the country out of the economic crisis, which many …

Sri Lanka Presidential Polls: Perception Favours Anura, Numbers Sajith & Ranil, Namal Under No Pressure To Win
3 months, 1 week ago

Sri Lanka Presidential Polls: Perception Favours Anura, Numbers Sajith & Ranil, Namal Under No Pressure To Win

News 18  

Sri Lanka is a tear-drop shaped island nation in the Indian Ocean. Since Sri Lanka’s independence from the Great Britain in 1948, the country has fought two major civil wars sacrificing a lakh lives, went through a killer Tsunami in 2004, which claimed another 25,000 lives, and very recently a massive public unrest named ‘Aragalaya’, which forced the President to …

Ramification | Sri Lanka: First presidential election after economic crisis and all weather Colombo-Delhi ties
3 months, 1 week ago

Ramification | Sri Lanka: First presidential election after economic crisis and all weather Colombo-Delhi ties

Firstpost  

Irrespective of the outcome of the election, India, as it has done in the past, will continue to support Sri Lanka in its economic recovery President Ranil Wickremesinghe and Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena gesture as they arrive at the Election Commission in Rajagiriya to submit his nomination papers for the upcoming presidential election, scheduled for September 21, in Colombo, Sri …

What’s at stake in Sri Lanka’s first presidential vote since its economic meltdown?
3 months, 2 weeks ago

What’s at stake in Sri Lanka’s first presidential vote since its economic meltdown?

Associated Press  

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka will hold its presidential election on Sept. 21 in a crucial vote that will decide the future of the South Asian nation still struggling to recover from its economic collapse in 2022, which provoked mass protests and forced the former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to flee the country and later resign. Almost 17 million of …

In Sri Lanka’s hill country, expectations low ahead of presidential polls
3 months, 3 weeks ago

In Sri Lanka’s hill country, expectations low ahead of presidential polls

The Hindu  

“There is little to look forward to in Sri Lanka,” says Kathir*, who will board a plane to Dubai later this month for an electrical maintenance job, leaving behind his parents, wife and two children. Enduring deprivation Families like his, living in the towns of Sri Lanka’s hill country, may still be relatively better off, compared to those working and …

Sri Lanka's Presidential polls: Ranil Wickremesinghe backed by grand alliance of more than 30 parties
4 months, 1 week ago

Sri Lanka's Presidential polls: Ranil Wickremesinghe backed by grand alliance of more than 30 parties

The Hindu  

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe, the front runner in the Presidential poll scheduled for next month, was on Friday endorsed by a grand coalition of more than 30 political parties and groups. Ranil Wickremesinghe, the leader of the now decimated grand old party, the United National Party, is backed by the Rajapaksa family breakaways from the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna. …

Sri Lanka’s presidential race draws 39 aspirants
4 months, 1 week ago

Sri Lanka’s presidential race draws 39 aspirants

The Hindu  

As many as 39 presidential aspirants will contest a crucial poll in Sri Lanka on September 21, the Election Commission said on Thursday, after closing nominations. Incumbent President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who rose to the top office through a parliamentary vote during the island nation’s 2022 crisis, is seeking a mandate to take forward his government’s economic reform agenda. Mr. Wickremesinghe, …

39 candidates are approved for Sri Lanka’s presidential election, the highest number ever
4 months, 1 week ago

39 candidates are approved for Sri Lanka’s presidential election, the highest number ever

Associated Press  

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka’s elections commission on Thursday accepted applications from a record 39 candidates to run in next month’s presidential election, which will decide the course of the country’s financial reforms to survive an unprecedented economic crisis. Unsustainable debt, a severe balance of payments crisis, the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the government’s insistence on …

Record 39 candidates to run in Sri Lanka’s presidential election
4 months, 1 week ago

Record 39 candidates to run in Sri Lanka’s presidential election

Al Jazeera  

Economy remains key issue after protesters angered by financial crisis toppled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in 2022. A record number of candidates are contesting Sri Lanka’s presidential election next month as the country grapples with an unprecedented economic crisis. Wickremesinghe faces a daunting challenge from career politician Sajith Premadasa, 57, the current opposition leader of Samagi Jana Balawegaya, and leftist leader …

Heir apparent to Sri Lanka’s powerful Rajapaksa family will run in September’s presidential election
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Heir apparent to Sri Lanka’s powerful Rajapaksa family will run in September’s presidential election

Associated Press  

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — The man who is considered the heir apparent to the powerful Rajapaksa family in Sri Lanka will contest the presidential election in September, his political party said Wednesday, in an apparent bid to regain his family’s lost power after a humiliating setback two years ago during an unprecedented economic crisis in the Indian ocean island nation. …

Sri Lanka gears up for first presidential elections after economic crisis: Why the polls matter – Firstpost
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Sri Lanka gears up for first presidential elections after economic crisis: Why the polls matter – Firstpost

Firstpost  

Sri Lanka will hold presidential elections on September 21, the first since the country’s devastating economic crisis began in 2019. Incumbent President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who has been instrumental in stabilising the economy with an IMF bailout, faces significant challenges amid widespread public discontent and economic hardship Sri Lanka's President Ranil Wickremesinghe looks on during an interview at Presidential Secretariat, amid …

Sri Lanka will hold presidential election on September 21, its first since declaring bankruptcy in 2022
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Sri Lanka will hold presidential election on September 21, its first since declaring bankruptcy in 2022

The Hindu  

Sri Lanka’s presidential polls will be held on September 21, the Election Commission said on Friday. Some 17 million voters will have their first chance of electing the country’s leader, after a mass people’s uprising ousted former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa two years ago. His office announced making a cash deposit at the Commission for his candidacy as an independent, although …

Sri Lanka's economic crisis takes centre stage as election date set for September 21
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Sri Lanka's economic crisis takes centre stage as election date set for September 21

Firstpost  

Incumbent President Ranil Wickremesinghe is widely expected to run in the election, with almost 17 million of Sri Lanka’s 22 million population eligible to vote Sri Lankan election workers hold ballot boxes for security clearance at the election office before distributing them for transport to various regions of Colombo. File images/ Reuters Sri Lanka will vote on Sept. 21 to …

Sri Lanka will hold presidential election on Sept. 21, its first since declaring bankruptcy in 2022
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Sri Lanka will hold presidential election on Sept. 21, its first since declaring bankruptcy in 2022

Associated Press  

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka will hold a presidential election on Sept. 21 that will likely be a test of confidence in President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s efforts to resolve the country’s worst economic crisis. Sri Lanka’s crisis was largely the result of staggering economic mismanagement combined with fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, which along with 2019 terrorism attacks devastated its …

Sri Lanka presidential election set for September 21 amid ailing economy
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Sri Lanka presidential election set for September 21 amid ailing economy

Al Jazeera  

President Wickremesinghe is first candidate to register at the Election Commission as he seeks mandate from voters. Sri Lanka will hold a presidential election on September 21, the Election Commission says, setting the date for a vote expected to determine the future of reforms in a country still struggling to emerge from its worst financial crisis in decades. Wickremesinghe, 75, …

Sri Lanka presidential elections 2024: All eyes on poll date in Sri Lanka amid concern over Bill
5 months ago

Sri Lanka presidential elections 2024: All eyes on poll date in Sri Lanka amid concern over Bill

The Hindu  

The date of Sri Lanka’s presidential election will be announced next week, the country’s Election Commission said on July 19, amid fresh speculation in the wake of a gazette issued by President Ranil Wickremesinghe. “The Supreme Court has ruled that the presidential term is five years,” he said, referring to the apex court’s decisions in 2015, 2018, and twice earlier …

Election crucial for Sri Lanka's future: President Ranil Wickremesinghe
6 months, 1 week ago

Election crucial for Sri Lanka's future: President Ranil Wickremesinghe

The Hindu  

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has said that the Presidential elections scheduled to be held later this year will determine the island nation's success and failure rather than the individual triumphs or losses, according to a media report on June 12. Addressing a policy reform discussion on June 11, Mr. Wickremesinghe said, "The outcome of the upcoming election is not …

Sri Lankan PM Gunawardena says presidential election still scheduled for 2024
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Sri Lankan PM Gunawardena says presidential election still scheduled for 2024

The Hindu  

Sri Lanka’s government had not discussed at any point the postponement of the presidential election which will be held on schedule this year, Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena said, dismissing as “irresponsible” a controversial proposal by President Ranil Wickremesinghe's party to postpone both presidential and general elections. The island nation's Elections Commission earlier this month said the presidential election would be …

Rajapaksas to launch political comeback bid in Sri Lanka
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Rajapaksas to launch political comeback bid in Sri Lanka

Deccan Chronicle  

Sri Lanka's powerful Rajapaksa clan, which suffered political battering due to the country's worst economic crisis in 2022, will launch its political comeback bid on Sunday by targeting the impending elections. Former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, ex-prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and former finance minister Basil Rajapaksa were ousted from power during anti-government protests following the crippling financial and political crisis in …

Sri Lanka to hold presidential election between September 17 and October 16: Election Commission
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Sri Lanka to hold presidential election between September 17 and October 16: Election Commission

The Hindu  

Sri Lanka will hold presidential election between September 17 and October 16, the country's top electoral body announced on Thursday. President Ranil Wickremesinghe is expected to contest the presidential election under a new symbol, his top aide said last month. Mr. Wickremesinghe, 75, will represent several parties as a national candidate, Senior Presidential Advisor and UNP senior leader Ashu Marasinghe …

Sri Lanka holds its first presidential election since the country declared bankruptcy
54 years, 11 months ago

Sri Lanka holds its first presidential election since the country declared bankruptcy

Associated Press  

DATE OF ELECTION Likely in November TYPE OF ELECTION Presidential WHO’S RUNNING Incumbent President Ranil Wickremesinghe could run, seeking a mandate for his tough economic reforms, as the country strives to recover from its worst economic crisis in recent history. WHY IT MATTERS TO THE WORLD The election will be the first held after Sri Lanka was roiled by a …

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