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  PM Modi congratulates Anura Kumara Dissanayake after winning Sri Lankan presidential election

  World | September 23, 2024 4:50 IST

  The Marxist-leaning Dissanayake was declared the winner in the tightly-contested Sri Lankan presidential election, which went to a historic second round of voting. He is tasked to bolster a fragile economic recovery following its worst financial crisis in 2022.

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  Curfew imposed in Sri Lanka after presidential election as counting of votes underway

  World | September 21, 2024 22:44 IST

  Sri Lankans cast their vote to choose their next president on Saturday in the first election since the country's worst-ever economic crisis in 2022. Incumbent President Ranil Wickremesinghe, 75, is seeking re-election for a five-year term as an Independent candidate.

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  Sri Lanka casts vote to elect next president, first after 2022 severe economic crisis | DETAILS

  World | September 21, 2024 9:46 IST

  Sri Lanka is going to what many consider a tightly-contested presidential election on Saturday that will determine the future of the fragile economy which was reeling under its worst-ever economic crisis.

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  Sri Lanka presidential elections: Who are the five key candidates in tightly-contested poll?

  World | September 20, 2024 12:49 IST

  There are a total of 38 candidates in the running for the President's post, but President Wickremesinghe faces an uphill battle from Sajith Premadasa, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, Namal Rajapaksa and Nuwan Bopage. The cash-strapped country is gearing up for a presidential election on Saturday.

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  Namal Rajapaksa, heir of powerful Rajapaksa family, enters Sri Lankan presidential race | Who is he?

  World | August 08, 2024 10:34 IST

  Namal, 38, will compete against President Ranil Wickremesinghe, opposition leader Sajith Premadasa and the Marxist JVP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake on September 21. The son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, Namal is currently an MP from the Hambantota district.

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  Sri Lanka to vote for new president on September 21, first election after 2022 economic unrest

  World | July 26, 2024 13:54 IST

  Sri Lanka was plunged into an unprecedented economic crisis in 2022 after running out of foreign reserves, leading to large-scale protests and the ouster of ex-President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. Incumbent President Ranil Wickremesinghe brought down inflation and steered the economy to positive growth.

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  Ranil Wickremesinghe elected new Sri Lankan President

  World | July 20, 2022 14:28 IST

  Sri Lanka president election: Wickremesinghe, Dullas Alahapperuma and Anura Kumara Dissanayake were proposed by lawmakers on Tuesday as the three candidates for the presidential election.

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  Sri Lanka presidential poll: Gotabaya Rajapaksa takes early lead

  World | November 17, 2019 7:23 IST

  In the results declared by 4.30 am on Sunday, Rajapaksa had won postal votes of nine districts with his main challenger Sajith Premadasa winning postal votes of only three districts.

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  Sonia congratulates Sirisena

  National | January 09, 2015 15:41 IST

  New Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi Friday congratulated Maithripala Sirisena on his “emphatic and historic victory” in Sri Lanka's presidential election.In a statement, Gandhi extended her greetings to the people of Sri Lanka and applauded