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  Why did Sri Lanka's new President dissolve parliament after winning presidential election?

  World | Sep 26, 2024, 12:45 PM IST

  The Marxist-leaning Anura Kumara Dissanayake won the September 21 presidential election that went into a historic second round of voting. He is now tasked to fight corruption and bolster a fragile economic recovery following its worst financial crisis in decades.

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  Thailand PM Shinawatra dissolves Parliament, calls for elections

  World | Dec 09, 2013, 09:39 AM IST

  Bangkok: Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said on Monday morning she will dissolve the lower house of Parliament and call elections in an attempt to calm the country's deepening political crisis.Yingluck's announcement came as thousands

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  Kuwait Emir Dissolves Parliament : State TV

  World | Dec 06, 2011, 09:52 PM IST

  Kuwait City, Dec 6: Kuwait Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad Al-Sabah today issued a decree dissolving the Gulf state parliament, state television reported, citing a “threat to supreme national interests.”“An emiri decree has been issued to

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