Voting ends in Sri Lanka's presidential election
75 per cent turnout in ‘peaceful’ Sri Lanka Presidential polls
Over 70 per cent turnout was recorded in districts like Hambantota, Kandy, Vavuniya, Polonnaruwa, Mannar, Trincomalee, Kilinochchi, and Anuradhapura. Chairman of Sri Lanka Election Commission R M A L Ratnayake was quoted as saying by Daily Mirror that no incidents of violence were reported during the voting period.
Sri Lanka Presidential Election Today: This Marxist Leader's Victory Could Upend A Fragile Lankan Economy
Sri Lanka’s creditors (China being the largest) have to hope that the conservative Premadasa (a London School of Economics graduate and former intern to the pro-India US Senator Larry Pressler) or Wickremasinghe are able to win today’s election. The alternative would entail a renewal of economic chaos.
Sri Lankan voters to chose from 38 candidates in consequential presidential election
Following a major economic crisis in Sri Lanka marked by protests that culminated in the overthrow of the government in 2022, voters in the island nation go to the polls Saturday to choose among 38 candidates for president.
Presidential Poll 2024: Sri Lanka to vote today in crucial election
Over 17 million Sri Lankans will have the chance to vote for the country’s next president today (September 21) in a crucial presidential election, the first major poll to be held after Sri Lanka’s wor
Sri Lanka’s Economic Resurgence: Hope Amidst Election Uncertainty
Between April and June 2024, the Sri Lankan economy grew faster than anticipated, giving a positive hue to the process which the country has undertaken
Sri Lankans to vote in epic elections on Saturday
The voting will begin at over 13,000 polling stations in 22 electoral districts across Sri Lanka at 7 am and end at 4 pm. Counting of votes polled in the epic election will then be taken to 45 counting centres and the process will begin Saturday evening and the results are expected to be announced by Sunday.
Looming danger in the wake of Presidential Poll: Is Sri Lanka ready?
By Chandre Dharmawardana [email protected] Most observers believe that the up-coming presidential polls will be a close fight among the three main contenders, namely, Ranil Wickremasinghe, Sajith Premadasa,
Voting ends in Sri Lanka's presidential election as it seeks to recover from economic crisis and political upheaval
Voting ends in Sri Lanka's presidential election as it seeks to recover from economic crisis and political upheaval
Voting ends in Sri Lanka to choose a president and a way out of years of turmoil
Voting has ended Saturday in Sri Lanka's presidential election as the country seeks to recover from the worst economic crisis in its history and the resulting political upheaval. The election, contested by 38 candidates,
Polls close in first Sri Lanka election since economic collapse
Cash-strapped Sri Lanka voted for its next president Saturday in an effective referendum on an unpopular International Monetary Fund austerity plan enacted after the island nation's unprecedented financial crisis.
Sri Lanka president did not scrap re-election bid days before poll
Sri Lanka's President Ranil Wickremesinghe did not scrap his re-election campaign days before the bankrupt nation voted in the first poll since its economic collapse, contrary to claims spread online.
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Sri Lankan president makes conspiracy claims
Earlier Friday, the leader of the main opposition United National Party (UNP), Ranil Wickremasinghe, accused military and security officials of the attacks, saying the government could not control ...
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Prioritize Economic Stability Over Compromise
“It’s the economy, stupid” is a phrase coined by Jim Carville in 1992. It is often quoted from a televised quip by Carville ...
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Bring TNA into APRC - Ranil
Opposition leader Ranil Wickremasinghe says Tamil National Alliance (TNA) has to be brought in to the deliberations of the All Party Representative Conference (APRC). Wickremasinghe who is in ...
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Local Manufacturers Lament SVAT Ahead of Sri Lanka Elections
Ranil Wickremasinghe, who was chosen by the parliament to complete the rest of the term for the party, was facing a $83 billion debt and inflation of more than 70 percent. Many credit ...