Factbox-How Sri Lanka Elects Its New Parliament
COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka will vote in a snap general election on Thursday, called by new President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to secure a majority in parliament to back his policies in the island nation struggling to recover from a crushing financial crisis.
Sri Lankan president seeks party win in parliamentary election to help him push his economic reforms
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is looking to consolidate his party’s power in Thursday’s parliamentary election to help him implement his election pledges to solve the country’s economic woes and foster good governance.
Sri Lanka set for parliamentary election on Thursday, all arrangements in place
Sri Lanka is set to hold on Thursday its snap parliamentary election – first after the 2022 economic crisis – amid deployment of nearly 90,000 security personnel across the country
Sri Lanka set for parliamentary election, all arrangements in place
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka is set to hold its parliamentary election on Thursday with all arrangements in place to ensure a fair and transparent process, a top election commission official has said. Voting will take place at over 13,
Sri Lankans to vote for change in parliamentary election
STORY: Sudath Kumara and his wife Nilmini live in a house illegally built on state-owned land in Sri Lanka.They have nowhere else to go, they say, and could be evicted at any moment.Kumara blames the previous administration for his dire financial situation.
Sri Lanka set to vote for new parliament as president seeks majority for reforms
Strong support that Dissanayake secured in the presidential election will likely stay with his party in Thursday’s election, analysts say
Sri Lanka To Vote For Parliament On Nov 14
All eyes are on the general elections in Sri Lanka as the campaign for the polls ended last night. The island nation has now moved into a silent period, during which all campaign activities are prohibited until election day.
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Sri Lanka's first transgender candidate hopes to break political, social barriers
COLOMBO, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Chanu Nimesha is contesting Sri Lanka's parliamentary election on Thursday as the first ...
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Sri Lanka’s first transgender candidate aims for historic seat in parliament
Winning or losing isn’t her focus; Nimesha wants to show Sri Lanka’s transgender community that they belong in politics ...
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Sri Lanka sees less election complaints than in previous years
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Election Commission had received 188 complaints on Monday (11) when campaigning officially ceased ahead of the Parliamentary Election on November 14. A majority of ...
Sri Lanka Election: ‘Progress over corruption’, litmus test for Anura Dissanayake as voters head to polls on November 14
Sri Lanka’s new leftist leader, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, seeks to expand his parliamentary seats with backing from ...
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Is Sri Lanka witnessing a shift in its ethnic politics?
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is sowing hope ahead of the November 14 elections, appealing to both Sinhalese ...
Discarding Decades of Dynastic Politics, Sri Lankans to Vote for Change in Parliament Poll
Dissanayake, an outsider of the family parties that have dominated Sri Lankan politics for decades, swept to power promising ...
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How Sri Lanka elects its new parliament
COLOMBO, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka will vote in a snap general election on Thursday, called by new President Anura ...
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Sri Lanka's first transgender candidate hopes to break barriers
The vote comes less than two months after Marxist-leaning Anura Kumara Dissanayake won September's presidential election.
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Sri Lanka’s CEB restructure faces execution risk, BB+(lka) rating confirmed: Fitch
Sri Lanka's state-run Ceylon Electricity Board's re-structuring faces execution risk, Fitch Ratings said, while confirming ...