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

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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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Sri Lanka Tamil Parties Plan To Field Presidential Candidate From Community

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The Tamil National Alliance has proposed to field a Tamil candidate, R Sampanthan said (File) Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Tamil political parties are planning to field a candidate from the minority community in the presidential election to present a credible and acceptable political solution for them, a senior community leader said. Sri Lanka is scheduled to…

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