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Sri Lanka presidential election sees 75% voter turnout
Sri Lanka presidential election reports 75% voter turnout, lower than 2019's 83%. No incidents reported. Polls closed at 4pm yesterday.
Dissanayake wins Sri Lanka's presidential election as voters reject old guard
Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake has won Sri Lanka’s presidential election, according to data released by the Election Commission Sunday, as voters rejected the old political guard that has been widely accused of pushing the South Asian nation toward economic ruin.
Polls close in Sri Lanka's first election since economic collapse
Sri Lankans voted on Saturday in the country's first presidential election since its economic collapse, with the unpopular IMF austerity plan at the forefront of voters' minds. President Ranil Wickremesinghe faces tough opposition as his economic reforms,
Sri Lanka Leftist Wins Election After Vowing to Rejig IMF Deal
Sri Lanka’s leftist candidate won a tightly contested presidential election, with voters sweeping out the incumbent for the economic pain they’ve endured in the two years since the country was plunged into crisis.
Sri Lanka Frontrunner Won't Tear Up IMF Deal: Party
The party of a Marxist leader on track to win Sri Lanka's presidential vote vowed Sunday not to scrap the country's unpopular $2.9 billion IMF bailout agreement, but instead renegotiate it.
Sri Lanka counts votes in election that puts IMF in spotlight
Sri Lanka began counting votes in a crucial presidential election that’s likely to determine the fate of the crisis-hit economy and a $3 billion bailout from the International Monetary Fund.
The JVP/NPP presidential campaign—a trap for the Sri Lankan working class
Were the JVP/NPP to come to power, it would rapidly come into open and violent conflict with the working class, using ...
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Sri Lanka: President Gotabaya Rajapaksa flees the country on military jet
Gotabaya Rajapaksa has fled Sri Lanka ahead of his expected resignation as president President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has fled Sri Lanka on a military jet, amid mass protests over the island's ...
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Sri Lankans' fury forced the powerful Rajapaksa clan out. Now its heir is running for president
Now, as Sri Lanka prepares to elect a new leader ... Some of its members were forced into hiding in military camps after angry protesters stormed their residences. Others simply gave up their ...
Sri Lanka's Marxist-leaning Dissanayake in early lead
Sri Lanka's Marxist-leaning leader, Anura Kumara Dissanayake has grabbed a commanding early lead in his bid to become the ...
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Sri Lanka PM tells military to do whatever necessary to restore order
Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has told the military to do "whatever is necessary to restore order" after protesters stormed his office on Wednesday. Mr Wickremesinghe has been ...
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Sri Lanka Presidential Election Without Violence, Ranil Wickremesinghe Hails Polls As 'Turning Point'
Officials are yet to release the final voting percentage. By 2 pm, more than 60 per cent of the 17 million eligible people ...
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India Sri Lanka Military
The sound of gunshots echoed as two soldiers - a buddy pair - stood next to the wall of 'Fancy House'. A soldier puts his hand on the shoulder of his 'buddy', a sign to tell him that I have your back.
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Sri Lanka military-pandemic
Involving the military in tackling public health crises is an efficient use of state capacity, but does it signal excessive militarization of society?
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India and Sri Lanka conclude regional military exercise ‘Mitra Shakti’
#WATCH | The 10th edition of the India-Sri Lanka Joint Military Exercise, MITRA SHAKTI, is currently in its final phase in Sri Lanka. This exercise has strengthened the capabilities of both ...
Russia Releases Videos Of Chinese, Sri Lankan Men Fighting Alongside Russian Army Against Ukraine
TASS News Agency reported that fighters from China and Sri Lanka have joined the Russian army in its war against Ukraine. The Russian state news agency shared interviews with these volunteers, who ...