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Presidential election 2024 passes off peacefully in Sri Lanka

September 21, 2024 admin

People wait in a queue to cast their votes at a polling center during the Presidential election on the outskirts of Colombo, Sri Lanka on Saturday (September 21, 2024). | Photo Credit: AP Sri Lankans gave their mandate to the country’s next leader in a peacefully held Presidential election on Saturday (September 21, 2024). The…

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Sri Lanka presidential election 2024: Ranil Wickremesinghe, Sajith Premadasa and Anura Kumara Dissanayake are in a close race for the country’s top office

September 21, 2024 admin

People stand in a queue to vote at a polling station during the presidential election in Colombo, Sri Lanka, September 21, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Polls opened on Saturday (September 21, 2024) in Sri Lanka’s crucial presidential election — the island nation’s first major electoral exercise since its worst economic meltdown in 2022. Some…

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