Sri Lanka Election
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How Sri Lanka elects its Parliament and why Dissanayake called for snap elections
Explainers | Nov 15, 2024, 04:56 PM ISTSri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's sweeping coalition election win this week underlined widening support for his leftist policies, but he faces the test of steering the nation's recovery from a financial crisis with an inexperienced set of lawmakers.
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Sri Lanka President Dissanayake’s coalition wins majority in parliamentary election
World | Nov 15, 2024, 11:30 AM ISTSri Lankans handed Anura Kumara Dissanayake a thumping win in a snap general election, giving its new leftist president greater legislative power to pursue policies to alleviate poverty and fight graft as the country recovers from a financial meltdown.
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Sri Lankan Parliamentary elections begin with issues of welfare, economic reforms at stake | WATCH
World | Nov 14, 2024, 02:46 PM ISTSri Lankans are voting in a parliamentary election that is key for the country's new, Marxist-leaning president to consolidate his party's power and follow through on promises of economic recovery.
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Sri Lanka: Anura Kumara Dissanayake sworn in as new President, says 'I pledge to...'
World | Sep 23, 2024, 04:15 PM ISTSri Lanka's leftist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake took office as president on Monday, promising change in the island nation long led by powerful political families which is emerging from its worst economic crisis in more than seven decades.
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Sri Lanka: Anura Kumara Dissanayake wins Presidential Elections, to take oath on Sept 23
World | Sep 22, 2024, 08:05 PM ISTSri Lanka's Marxist-leaning leader, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, won the presidential election for the debt-ridden island nation, local TV said on Sunday, citing Election Commission figures.
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Sri Lanka presidential election goes to historic second count as none secure 50 per cent vote
World | Sep 22, 2024, 04:33 PM ISTSri Lanka polls: The latest results showed Anura Kumara Dissanayake of the Marxist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna party's broader front National People’s Power (NPP) had won 39.52 per cent of the votes counted.
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Sri Lanka presidential elections: Who are the five key candidates in tightly-contested poll?
World | Sep 20, 2024, 12:49 PM ISTThere 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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Sri Lanka presidential elections: Five things to know ahead of polls on Saturday | DETAILS
World | Sep 20, 2024, 10:39 AM ISTIncumbent President Ranil Wickremesinghe, running as an independent, is seeking re-election in a tight contest against Sajith Premadasa and Anura Kumara Dissanayake. Sri Lankans hope their new leader will bring an improvement in their fragile economy as millions reel under poverty and debt.
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Sri Lanka votes for new president amid multiple poll-related incidents
World | Nov 16, 2019, 08:19 PM ISTPolls opened at 7 am local time and concluded at 5 pm with overall voter turnout at "almost 80 per cent", the National Elections Commission said. In the northern districts, the turnout was as large as the previous election held in 2015 when Tamils opted to vote for the incumbent Maithripala Sirisena
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Ban Ki-moon welcomes peaceful transition in SL, praises Rajapaksa
World | Jan 10, 2015, 10:36 AM ISTUnited Nations: Welcoming the peaceful political transition in Sri Lanka following the presidential election, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Friday praised an adversary of the world body, Mahinda Rajapaksa, for upholding democracy.Former Sri Lankan President,