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Sri Lanka parliamentary election: How the NPP won over country’s ethnic minorities

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Sri Lanka parliamentary election: How the NPP won over country’s ethnic minorities

A vendor displays newspapers for sale at a stall in Kandy on November 16, 2024. Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s leftist coalition won a majority in snap parliamentary polls, provisional results showed on November 15. | Photo Credit: AFP The staggering mandate — over a two-thirds majority — that Sri Lanka’s National People’s Power [NPP] coalition…

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‘Current political moment in Sri Lanka gives JVP a chance to rewrite history’

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‘Current political moment in Sri Lanka gives JVP a chance to rewrite history’

Tilvin Silva, general secretary of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP or People’s Liberation Front) of Sri Lanka, is seen at the party’s headquarters in Colombo on November 15, 2024, after the party-led alliance secured a landslide win in the island nation’s parliamentary elections.   | Photo Credit: Meera Srinivasan The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna [JVP or…

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Sri Lanka parliamentary poll: Ruling NPP heads for landslide victory

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Sri Lanka parliamentary poll: Ruling NPP heads for landslide victory

The ruling National People’s Power party led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is poised for a sweeping victory in the Sri Lankan parliamentary election | Photo Credit: Reuters The ruling National People’s Power party led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is poised for a sweeping victory in the Sri Lankan parliamentary election held on Thursday…

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Sri Lanka’s presidential race draws 39 aspirants

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Sri Lanka’s presidential race draws 39 aspirants

President Ranil Wickremesinghe addresses his supporters after submitting his nomination papers for the upcoming presidential election, scheduled for September 21, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on August 15, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters COLOMBO As many as 39 presidential aspirants will contest a crucial poll in Sri Lanka on September 21, the Election Commission said on…

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Ranil Wickremesinghe to contest presidential polls as independent candidate, says aide

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Ranil Wickremesinghe to contest presidential polls as independent candidate, says aide

President of Sri Lanka Ranil Wickremesinghe. | Photo Credit: PTI Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe will contest the Presidential election as an independent candidate, his aide said on July 7. Deputy Chairman of the United National Party Ruwan Wijewardene confirmed that the presidential election will definitely be held and Mr. Wickremesinghe, 75, will contest the…

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