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Sri Lanka election: President Anura Kumara Dissanayake seeks increased parliamentary strength
Sri Lanka began counting votes cast on Thursday in a snap general election that will decide if the Indian Ocean island nation will give its new leftist president greater legislative power to help the poor as it recovers from a financial meltdown.
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 President’s Bloc Takes Early Lead in Parliament Polls
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s coalition took an early lead in parliamentary elections seen as a test of the leftist leader’s ambitious pledges to combat corruption and change the terms of an unpopular International Monetary Fund bailout.
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 economi
Sri Lanka's Leftist President Faces First Parliament Test
Sri Lanka's new leftist leader has drawn strong support from an unlikely source as he seeks to expand his three parliamentary seats to a house majority in elections on Thursday.
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.
Sri Lanka Leader Seeks to Bolster Power With Parliamentary Vote
Sri Lanka holds its first parliamentary elections since the victory of its outsider leftist president, in a test of his ambitious pledges to combat corruption and rewrite an unpopular International Monetary Fund loan program.
Sri Lankan leader seeks big majority in snap election
"We believe that this is a crucial election that will mark a turning point in Sri Lanka," President Dissanayake told reporters after voting in the capital Colombo. The man he defeated in the presidential elections,
Sri Lanka president eyes parliament win in snap election
Sri Lanka votes Thursday in a second national election in as many months with a deeply divided opposition struggling to recover from a crushing defeat at presidential polls.
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Sri Lanka Counts Parliament Votes as Leader Seeks to Boost Power
21 presidential election, widely seen as a stunning rebuke of Sri Lanka’s political elite, who voters blamed for leading ...
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Sri Lanka's Snap Election: A Crossroads for Political and Economic Transformation
Sri Lanka's snap election tests public support for President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's pro-poor policies amidst a ...
Sri Lanka counts votes for new parliament with economic reforms at stake
Sri Lankans began voting on Thursday in a snap general election to decide if the Indian Ocean island nation will give its new ...
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Sri Lanka bond market unfazed over elections, waiting for IMF deal
Sri Lanka's bond market is betting on a comfortable majority for President Anura Dissanayake's party in the general elections ...
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 ...
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Sri Lanka slapped a new 18 % VAT on fuel, mobile phones and computers from Monday to raise revenue ahead of a foreign debt restructuring ...
Who is Sri Lanka’s first transgender parliamentary candidate?
Sri Lanka ’s first openly transgender parliamentary candidate aims to foster a more inclusive political culture. Chanu ...
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Sri Lanka President reveals IMF review, budget timelines
Sri Lanka President President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said the government expects to complete the third review for the ...