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Sajith Premadasa gets highest share of Tamil vote in Sri Lanka polls

September 22, 2024 admin

Sajith Premadasa waves as he arrives at the election commission office in Colombo in Sri Lanka on September 22, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Sri Lanka’s Leader of Opposition Sajith Premadasa, who lost to leftist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake in Saturday’s (September 21, 2024) presidential election, garnered the highest share of the Tamil minority’s vote,…

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Anura Kumara Dissanayake elected Sri Lanka President

September 22, 2024 admin

National People’s Power leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake secures Presidential victory in Sri Lanka Presidential election 2024 on Sunday. | Photo Credit: AP Sri Lanka’s election commission declared a previously fringe politician the country’s president-elect on Sunday (September 22, 2024) after a vote coloured by discontent over the island nation’s response to an unprecedented financial crisis….

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Sri Lanka presidential election goes to historic second count after no candidate secured over 50% vote

September 22, 2024 admin

Police commandos stand guard, as a countrywide curfew was imposed then, outside a ballot counting center during the presidential election in Colombo, on September 22, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP In a historic first, Sri Lanka’s presidential election on Sunday (September 22, 2024) went into a second round of counting after no candidate secured over…

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Watch: Sri Lanka elections: what are the voters expecting?

September 20, 2024 admin

Sri Lanka elections: What are voters expecting? | Video Credit: The Hindu On September 21, Sri Lanka will vote for its new President. What sets this election apart from previous ones is that it’s the first since the country went through its worst economic crisis two years ago. The Janatha Argalaya, or the people’s struggle,…

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Sri Lanka to choose President in crucial contest on September 21, 2024

September 20, 2024 admin

A police officer stands guard outside a polling booth, a day before the presidential election, in Colombo on September 20, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Over 17 million Sri Lankans will have a chance to elect their next President on Saturday (September 21, 2024) in a crucial election, the first to be held after the…

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Sri Lanka presidential elections: International observers arrived for election monitoring

September 20, 2024 admin

A couple walks past an election poster showing a portrait of Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, September 16, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP A group of election observers from the European Union and the Commonwealth have arrived in Sri Lanka to monitor the presidential election on Saturday (September 21, 2024)….

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A Look At The 5 Key Candidates And What They Stand For

September 19, 2024 admin

Supporters of Sri Lanka’s president Ranil Wickremesinghe attend his final election campaign rally. Colombo: Sri Lanka, which is slowly recovering from its worst-ever economic crisis, will vote to elect the next President on Saturday. The cash-strapped island nation is currently being led by President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who is seeking a re-election to continue with bold…

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Sri Lanka Votes For New President On Saturday. All You Need To Know

September 19, 2024 admin

The campaigning ended at midnight on Wednesday, 48 hours before election day. The people of Sri Lanka are set to vote for a new president on Saturday in an election that will be key in deciding the future reforms in the country that is reeling under an unprecedented economic crisis. More than 17 million Sri…

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Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe Seeks Re-Election, Outlines Vision For India-Sri Lanka Ties

September 19, 2024 admin

“We need to have a stronger economic relationship,” Ranil Wickremesinghe told NDTV. Colombo: Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has said his vision for future ties with India holds a stronger economic relationship. Sri Lanka will vote to elect its next President in two days and Mr Wickremesinghe is seeking another term in office. The elections…

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Prominent Tamil party in Sri Lanka seeks governance structure based on federal model

August 13, 2024 admin

Jaffna MP M.A. Sumanthiran. File | Photo Credit: R. Ragu The Ilankai Tamil Arasu Katchi (ITAK), a prominent political party representing Tamils of Sri Lanka’s north and east, has said it would consider backing a presidential aspirant who agrees to its demand for a governance structure based on a federal model. The party’s position, which…

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