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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 …

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Sri Lanka's President assures justice for Easter Sunday victims
1 year, 8 months ago

Sri Lanka's President assures justice for Easter Sunday victims

The Hindu  

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on April 9 assured justice for all the victims of the 2019 Easter bombings in which 270 people, including 11 Indians, were killed, saying legal proceedings are being processed independently and impartially, without any influence. On April 21, 2019, nine suicide bombers belonging to the local Islamist extremist group National Thawheed Jamaat linked to ISIS …

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Six-time PM Ranil Wickremesinghe sworn in as Sri Lankan president
2 years, 5 months ago

Six-time PM Ranil Wickremesinghe sworn in as Sri Lankan president

Live Mint  

Ranil Wickremesinghe took oath as Sri Lanka's eighth president today. Leftist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake secured just three votes during the voting held in Parliament amidst tight security. In his victory speech, Ranil Wickremesinghe thanked Parliament for upholding democratic practices and sought support from both the presidential rivals as well as former presidents Mahinda Rajapaksa and Maithripala …

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Profile: Ranil Wickremesinghe, Sri Lanka’s new president
2 years, 5 months ago

Profile: Ranil Wickremesinghe, Sri Lanka’s new president

Al Jazeera  

The veteran politician has been elected president by the members of Sri Lanka’s parliament. Colombo, Sri Lanka – Ranil Wickremesinghe has been elected Sri Lanka’s new president, less than a week after his predecessor Gotabaya Rajapaksa was forced to flee the country amid mass protests over the country’s crippling economic crisis. Alan Keenan, senior consultant with the International Crisis Group, …

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Thousands protest against Sri Lanka’s new acting president
2 years, 5 months ago

Thousands protest against Sri Lanka’s new acting president

Associated Press  

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled on a military jet on Wednesday after angry protesters seized his home and office, and appointed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as acting president while he is overseas. Rajapaksa had earlier pledged to resign Wednesday, and Parliament Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena said the president assured him he would still do so. …

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Dangerous situation will arise in Sri Lanka if Rajapaksa, Wickremesinghe don't quit immediately: Maithripala Sirisena
2 years, 5 months ago

Dangerous situation will arise in Sri Lanka if Rajapaksa, Wickremesinghe don't quit immediately: Maithripala Sirisena

Firstpost  

Former Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena said that the President and Prime Minister should be appointed with the agreement of the National Executive Council or Leadership Council and civil activists, academics and professionals Colombo: Former Sri Lankan President and chairman of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party Maithripala Sirisena on Sunday said that President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Wickremesinghe have …

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President and PM: 2 men at heart of Sri Lankan crisis
2 years, 5 months ago

President and PM: 2 men at heart of Sri Lankan crisis

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy As Sri Lanka's crisis reached its climax this weekend, two …

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Sri Lanka's new PM Ranil Wickremesinghe assumes office for sixth time, Opposition refuses to extend support
2 years, 7 months ago

Sri Lanka's new PM Ranil Wickremesinghe assumes office for sixth time, Opposition refuses to extend support

Firstpost  

Opposition parties in Sri Lanka say that appointment of Ranil Wickremesinghe as the prime minister has been made with ‘zero regard’ to the voice of people of the country Colombo: Ranil Wickremesinghe assumed office as the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka for the sixth time on Friday even as Opposition parties SJP and JVP announced that they will not extend …

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Explained: The challenges ahead for fifth-time Sri Lanka prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe
2 years, 7 months ago

Explained: The challenges ahead for fifth-time Sri Lanka prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe

Firstpost  

Amid protests over the handling of Sri Lanka’s worst-ever economic crisis, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa appointed veteran leader Ranil Wickremesinghe as prime minister. Amid the worsening economic crisis in Sri Lanka, a new prime minister was sworn in on Thursday, 12 May – Ranil Wickremesinghe. I have taken on the challenge of uplifting the economy and I must fulfill it: Sri …

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India looks forward to working with new government of Sri Lanka: Indian High Commission
2 years, 7 months ago

India looks forward to working with new government of Sri Lanka: Indian High Commission

India Today  

India looks forward to working with the new Sri Lankan government formed in accordance with the democratic processes and New Delhi’s commitment to the people of the island nation will continue, the Indian High Commission here said on Thursday after Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as the new Prime Minister. Wickremesinghe, who has served as the country’s prime minister four …

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New Sri Lanka PM Ranil Wickremesinghe's reply when asked about ties with India
2 years, 7 months ago

New Sri Lanka PM Ranil Wickremesinghe's reply when asked about ties with India

Hindustan Times  

Ranil Wickremesinghe, in his first comments after swearing-in as the new Prime Minister of Sri Lanka on Thursday, said the island nation's relations with India will be “much better” than the previous government. Sri Lanka's new prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe visits a Buddhist temple after his swearing-in ceremony in Colombo on Thursday. In its first reaction to the situation in …

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Who is Ranil Wickremesinghe, crisis-hit Sri Lanka's new PM| 10 points
2 years, 7 months ago

Who is Ranil Wickremesinghe, crisis-hit Sri Lanka's new PM| 10 points

Hindustan Times  

Ranil Wickremesinghe was on Thursday sworn in as the new prime minister of Sri Lanka, succeeding Mahinda Rajapaksa who had quit on Tuesday amid protests due to the current economic crisis in the island nation. The 73-year-old leader has been the prime minister five times since 1993 and has been picked as an effort to end the political and economic …

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Lanka’s ex-PM Wickremesinghe, with 1 seat in Parliament, may return to premiership
2 years, 7 months ago

Lanka’s ex-PM Wickremesinghe, with 1 seat in Parliament, may return to premiership

India TV News  

Sri Lanka’s former prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, who has just one seat in the 225-member Parliament, could be sworn-in as the next premier on Thursday, amidst the worst economic crisis in the debt-ridden island nation. Members of the ruling Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna, a section of the main Opposition Samagi Jana Balawegaya, and several other parties have expressed their support …

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Sri Lanka Easter Attack Probe Panel Summons Former PM Ranil Wickremesinghe
4 years, 4 months ago

Sri Lanka Easter Attack Probe Panel Summons Former PM Ranil Wickremesinghe

News 18  

Sri Lanka's former prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, who suffered a crushing defeat in the parliamentary polls, has been summoned by a presidential probe panel on August 18 to record his statement on the deadly Easter Sunday attacks, officials said on Tuesday. Nine suicide bombers belonging to local Islamist extremist group National Thawheed Jamaat linked to ISIS carried out a series …

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