Voting ends in Sri Lanka's presidential election
The Incumbent, the Marxist and the Heir: Sri Lanka’s Tight Race for President
Mr. Wickremesinghe, 75, a six-time former prime minister, is a political survivor. His elevation to the presidency in 2022, after the overthrow of Gotabaya Rajapaksa, plucked him out of irrelevance and demonstrated his formidable bargaining powers.
Voting ends in Sri Lanka to choose a president and a way out of years of turmoil
Sri Lankans are voting in a presidential election that will determine the course of the country’s recovery from its worst economic crisis and resulting political upheaval
Who are the five key candidates in Sri Lanka's presidential election?
President Ranil Wickremesinghe is among the 38 candidates contesting Sri Lanka's presidential election on Saturday, a poll that is key to deciding the future of reforms in a nation battling its worst financial crisis in decades.
Sri Lanka votes in first election since financial meltdown
More than three dozen candidates are vying to lead Sri Lanka out of an economic collapse that led to the 2022 ouster of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
Sri Lankan presidential candidates silent over the threat of WWIII
The Socialist Equality Party opposes the direct and indirect support of Sri Lanka’s ruling and opposition parties for the US-led imperialist war agenda and urges the working class to do the same.
Voting ends in Sri Lanka's presidential election as it seeks to recover from economic crisis and political upheaval
Voting ends in Sri Lanka's presidential election as it seeks to recover from economic crisis and political upheaval
Sri Lankan voters to chose from 38 candidates in consequential presidential election
Thirty-eight candidates are running for president of the Asian nation of Sri Lanka, which is still recovering from a 2022 economic collapse. Its incumbent president faces a tight race.
Sri Lanka president did not scrap re-election bid days before poll
Sri Lanka's President Ranil Wickremesinghe did not scrap his re-election campaign days before the bankrupt nation voted in the first poll since its economic collapse, contrary to claims spread online.
Sri Lanka’s presidential election a test for current leader, 2 years after its economy hit bottom
Two years ago, food cart worker Fathima Shiyama had to wait in line, sometimes for days, to get cooking gas, fuel and other essentials. It was a test of patience for her and millions of other Sri Lankans as their country languished in economic and political chaos.
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Sri Lanka has more women voters than men but no female presidential candidates
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Maha Sangha bestows blessings on Dilith Jayaweera, urges to safeguard the nation
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Crisis-hit Sri Lanka's poor hope new president will change their fortunes
Sri Lankan housewife Lankika Dilrukshi says she is tired of the daily struggle needed to provide for her children. On ...
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AKD assures captains of industry that an NPP govt. will keep its hands off Central Bank
NPP presidential candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Wednesday assured Sri Lanka’s business community that an NPP ...
Chamari Athapaththu to lead Sri Lanka squad for Women's T20 World Cup; Inoka Ranaweera returns
Sri Lanka has brought back seasoned left-arm spinner Inoka Ranaweera for the Women's T20 World Cup in UAE. Under the ...