Sri Lanka votes in a parliamentary election that’s key for its new ...
20 hours ago · COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankans are voting in a parliamentary election Thursday that is key for the country’s new, Marxist-leaning president to consolidate his party’s power and follow through on promises of economic recovery.. President Anura Kumara Dissanayake won the presidential election on Sept. 21 in a victory that marked a rejection of the traditional political parties ...
Sri Lanka president expects 'strong majority' after snap poll
10 hours ago · Nov 14, 2024, 07:50 PM. COLOMBO - Sri Lanka’s new president Anura Kumara Dissanayake was confident of a victory as polls closed in snap legislative elections on Nov 14. Mr Dissanayake took power ...
Sri Lanka election: President Anura Kumara Dissanayake seeks …
22 hours ago · Sri Lanka began voting in a snap election on Thursday which will determine if the island nation wants to empower its new, leftist President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to push his pro-poor policies ...
Sri Lanka president's coalition leads in early vote count, Ada …
5 hours ago · Sri Lanka's President and National People's Power (NPP) party leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake meets his party supporters after casting his vote on the day of the parliamentary election in Colombo ...
Sri Lankan president seeks party win in ... - Associated Press News
1 day ago · The government also slashed taxes in 2019, depleting the treasury just as the virus hit. Foreign exchange reserves plummeted, leaving Sri Lanka unable to pay for imports or defend its currency, the rupee. Sri Lanka’s economic upheaval led to a political crisis that forced then-President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to resign in 2022.
Sri Lanka Counts Parliament Votes as Leader Seeks to Boost Power
20 hours ago · Anura Kumara Dissanayake called for early polls on the heels of his victory in the Sept. 21 presidential election, widely seen as a stunning rebuke of Sri Lanka’s political elite, who voters ...
Sri Lanka election: Marxist Anura Kumara Dissanayake becomes president …
Sep 23, 2024 · COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Marxist politician Anura Kumara Dissanayake was sworn in as Sri Lanka’s president on Monday after an election that saw voters reject an old guard accused of leading the country into economic crisis.
Sri Lanka Elects Leftist Leader Dissanayake as President - The …
Sep 21, 2024 · The Marxist candidate, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, was elected president of Sri Lanka on Sunday, riding a wave of popular anger at the established political order that ran the South Asian...
Anura Kumara Dissanayake: Left-leaning leader wins Sri Lanka …
Sep 22, 2024 · Left-leaning politician Anura Kumara Dissanayake has won Sri Lanka’s presidential election after a historic second round of counting. No candidate won more than 50% of the total votes in the...
Anura Kumara Dissanayake: Left-leaning leader wins Sri Lanka
Sep 22, 2024 · Left-leaning politician Anura Kumara Dissanayake has won Sri Lanka’s presidential election after a historic second round of counting.