Sri Lankan President Wickremesinghe's reelection bid hinges on economy
President Ranil Wickremesinghe charted a path for Sri Lanka out of its worst financial crisis in decades, but the austerity measures that were key to this recovery may hinder his bid to return to his job in Saturday's presidential election.
Ranil Wickremesinghe bids an emotional farewell to Lanka presidency
Colombo, President Ranil Wickremesinghe who lost Sri Lanka's presidential election on Sunday bid an emotional farewell to his 26 months job as the island nation's president and handed over the care of the "child" called Sri Lanka to president-elect Anura Kumara Dissanayake.
Dissanayake in lead to become Sri Lanka's president, Wickremesinghe in third place
About 75 per cent of the eligible 17 million people in Sri Lanka cast their votes in Saturday's election..Anura Kumara Dissanayake. National People's Power. Sri Lanka elections. Sri Lanka New President.
Can Ranil Wickremesinghe survive Sri Lanka’s elections? Two years after crisis, economic struggles continue
Sri Lankans who usually vote along religious and ethnic lines will be keeping another factor in mind when they vote Saturday on a new president
Wickremesinghe and Rajapaksa cast votes in crucial Sri Lankan election
Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe and presidential candidate Namal Rajapaksa were among the notable figures who cast their votes in the 2024 Sri Lankan
Marxist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayaka wins Sri Lanka's presidential election, defeats Ranil Wickremesinghe
Marxist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayaka on Sunday won the presidential election in Sri Lanka defeating incumbent Ranil Wickremesinghe.Sri Lanka's election commission formally announced that, Dissanayaka,
Marxist-leaning Dissanayake leads early official vote count in Sri Lanka's presidential election
Marxist-leaning lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake leads early official results in Sri Lanka’s presidential election, according to tallies released on Sunday by the Election Commission, but he is still
Sri Lanka's Marxist-Leaning Dissanayake in Early Lead to Become President
Sri Lanka's Marxist-leaning leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake grabbed a commanding early lead on Sunday in his bid to become the next president of the debt-ridden country seeking to elect a leader to bolster its fragile economic recovery.
Sri Lanka's Dissanayake and Premadasa head to presidential race runoff
By Uditha Jayasinghe and Sudipto Ganguly COLOMBO (Reuters) -Marxist-leaning Anura Kumara Dissanayake and opposition leader Sajith Premadasa headed to a run-off for Sri Lanka's presidency on Sunday, the election body said,
Sri Lanka votes in first election since economic collapse
Millions of Sri Lankans cast their votes on Sept. 21 to select a new president who will face the task of cementing the South Asian country's fragile economic recovery following its worst financial crisis in decades.
Sri Lanka Has More Women Voters Than Men but No Female Presidential Candidates
Women make up more than half of the voters in Sri Lanka, but in Saturday’s presidential election, not even one will be on the ballot
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Saved people from hunger and sorrow, says outgoing Lankan President Wickremesinghe
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