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Sri Lanka’s Marxist-leaning Dissanayake leads as vote counting is under way
Mr Dissanayake won about 53 per cent of a million votes counted so far in the election. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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.
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.
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.
Heavily indebted Sri Lanka votes in election to decide economic future
Millions of Sri Lankans cast their votes on Saturday 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.
Vote count underway in Sri Lanka's presidential election after years of turmoil
Vote counting is underway in Sri Lanka’s presidential election as it seeks to recover from the worst economic crisis and political upheaval. Saturday's election, contested by 38 candidates, was largel
Sri Lankans vote in a presidential election that will decide how it recovers from economic crisis
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.
SRI LANKA-COLOMBO-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
Election officials carry ballot boxes a day before the presidential election in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sept. 20, 2024. Sri Lanka's presidential election will take place on Sept. 21 with over 17 million registered voters to elect the South Asian country's president for the next five years.
Sri Lanka Leftist Candidate Takes Early Lead in Election Count
A Sri Lankan leftist politician who’s pledged to fight corruption in the crisis-hit economy took a convincing early lead as votes were counted in Saturday’s presidential election.
Protests ousted Sri Lanka’s last president. Ahead of new election, many are still waiting for change
Wickremensignhe’s main challengers — opposition leader Sajith Premadasa and parliamentarian Anura Dissanayake, a surprise top contender who heads a new leftist coalition — have promised major political changes, including renegotiating a deal with the International Monetary Fund to win more favorable terms.
SRI LANKA-COLOMBO-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION-VOTING
Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe leaves a polling station after casting his vote for the presidential
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Many shops and eateries in Colombo closed on polls day, others run with skeletal staff
A majority of eateries and shops around Colombo city areas were closed on Saturday as most of the employees had taken a day off or were working half day in order to cast their votes. Some had made ...
The Daily Mirror
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Harsha accepts Sajith’s defeat
SJB MP Dr. Harsha De Silva said they campaigned hard for SJB presidential candidate Sajith Premadasa but it is now clear NPP ...
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