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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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  Japan's Abe expected to delay tax, call snap poll

  World | Nov 18, 2014, 11:37 AM IST

  Tokyo: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is expected to delay a tax hike planned for October 2015 and call a snap election as he struggles to fend off Japan's slide back into recession.Abe hopes to shore