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Rajapaksas’ party decides against backing Ranil in presidential election

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Rajapaksas’ party decides against backing Ranil in presidential election

The Rajapaksas’ political party met on Monday to discuss strategy ahead of Sri Lanka’s presidential polls. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP or People’s Front) — led by the once-powerful Rajapaksa clan which was deposed from power in 2022 — has said it will not back President Ranil Wickremesinghe in…

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Sri Lanka’s First Presidential Vote Since Unrest To Be Held On September 21

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Sri Lanka’s First Presidential Vote Since Unrest To Be Held On September 21

Representational Image Colombo: Sri Lanka’s first presidential elections since an unprecedented economic crisis spurred widespread unrest will be held in September, the election commission said Friday.  The election will be the first test of the public mood since the height of the 2022 downturn, which caused months of food, fuel and medicine shortages across the…

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Rajapaksas to launch political comeback bid in Sri Lanka

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Rajapaksas to launch political comeback bid in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka’s former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and his brother, and Sri Lanka’s former President, Gotabaya Rajapaksa. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Sri Lanka’s powerful Rajapaksa clan, which suffered political battering due to the country’s worst economic crisis in 2022, will launch its political comeback bid on Sunday by targeting the impending elections. Former President Gotabaya…

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