Sri Lankan President Dissanayake Expects Big Majority In Snap Elections
Sri Lanka's new president Anura Kumara Dissanayake was confident of a victory as polls closed in Thursday's snap legislative elections.
Sri Lankan President's Coalition Heads For Landslide: Early Results
New Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's party was headed for a landslide win at snap legislative elections, initial results showed Friday.
Sri Lanka Votes in Election for Marxist-Leaning President's Agenda
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's promise to hold corrupt officials accountable has fueled his public support.
Sri Lanka election: President Anura Kumara Dissanayake seeks increased parliamentary strength
Sri Lanka holds a snap election on Thursday which will determine if the South Asian island nation wants to empower its new, leftist President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to push his anti-poverty policies as it recovers from a financial meltdown.
Explained: Why is Sri Lankan Parliamentary election key for new Marxist-leaning president Anura Dissanayake?
Sri Lankans began voting on Thursday in a snap Parliamentary election, widely seen as an attempt by new Leftist President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to seek a clear mandate to push his pro-poor welfare policies.
Sri Lankan president seeks party win in parliamentary election to help him push his economic reforms
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is looking to consolidate his party’s power in Thursday’s parliamentary election to help him implement his election pledges to solve the country’s economic woes and foster good governance.
Sri Lanka votes in parliamentary election in President Dissanayake’s first test; results tomorrow
Sri Lanka votes in a snap general election on Thursday, called by new President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to secure a majority in parliament to back his policies in the island nation struggling to reco
Sri Lanka president's coalition leads in early vote count, Ada Derana reports
Sri Lanka's president's coalition, the National People's Power (NPP) posted an early lead in a parliamentary election, local television channel Ada Derana said on Thursday.
Sri Lanka Votes in a Parliamentary Election That's Key for Its New Marxist-Leaning President
Sri Lankans are voting in a parliamentary election that's key for their new, Marxist-leaning president to consolidate his party’s power and follow through on promises of economic recovery
Snap Sri Lankan election poses test for new leader
Sri Lanka’s 17.1 million voters head to the polls again on Thursday to vote in snap parliamentary elections, barely seven weeks after choosing a new president. More than 8,800 candidates are in the fray in an election marked by a low-key campaign.
Factbox-How Sri Lanka elects its new parliament
Sri Lanka will vote in a snap general election on Thursday, called by new President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to secure a majority in parliament to back his policies in the island nation struggling to recover from a crushing financial crisis.
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Voting ends in Sri Lanka's parliamentary election that's key for its new Marxist-leaning president
Details on the voter turnout were not immediately available. President Anura Kumara Dissanayake won the presidential ...
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Sri Lanka's Political Turning Point: A Snap Election's Impact on Economic Recovery
Sri Lanka's snap general election could expand President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's legislative power amid economic recovery ...
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Anura expects to secure a ‘strong presence’ in Sri Lanka’s Parliament
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Thursday (November 14, 2024) said he expects his National People’s ...
Lanka votes for new parliament in largely peaceful poll
Sri Lanka on Thursday voted to elect a new parliament, a first major test for the ruling National People’s Power (NPP) party ...
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The Tamil Question in a Changing Sri Lanka: The Limits of Dissanayake’s Leftist Agenda
A failure to engage with Tamil demands for justice, accountability, and autonomy will ultimately prevent Dissanayake from ...
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How AKD won the presidency in a fourteen fold quantum leap
The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) and the National People’s Power (NPP) Leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake contested the 2019 ...
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Kumar Gunaratnam and Dilith unite to demand justice for JVP martyrs
Gunaratnam says President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and Govt. bear significant responsibility to investigate deaths of ...
Sri Lanka bill with president's image is not legal tender: central bank
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka, which has sole authority to print currency in the island nation, told AFP it had not released ...