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

  World | September 26, 2024 12:45 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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  France: Macron urges mainstream parties to form coalition in National Assembly after chaotic polls

  World | July 11, 2024 9:59 IST

  The French President called on mainstream parties with 'republican values' to form a solid majority in the National Assembly. The snap parliamentary election announced by Macron saw three politically divergent blocs emerging without any majority in the 577-member Assembly.

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  Islamists, liberals boycott Kuwait parliamentary election

  World | November 30, 2012 12:04 IST

  Kuwait City, Nov 30: The drama of Kuwait's parliamentary elections has nothing to do with the ballot count.  It's what may come afterward that has the country on edge as a broad coalition of conservative

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  Egypt's Historic Election Saw 62 Per Cent Turnout

  World | December 03, 2011 8:26 IST

  Cairo, Dec 3 : A historic 62 per cent of the Egyptian voters turned out to cast their ballot in the first round of the parliamentary election, a turnout described as the highest “since pharaonic