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Protests ousted Sri Lanka’s last president. Ahead of new election, many are still waiting for change
Two years ago, tens of thousands of Sri Lankans rose up against their president and forced him to flee the country.
Sri Lanka election 2024: Who could be the next president, what’s at stake?
Economic issues top the agenda as the island country of 22 million goes to the polls to elect its 10th president.
Sri Lankans to vote in epic elections on Saturday
The voting will begin at over 13,000 polling stations in 22 electoral districts across Sri Lanka at 7 am and end at 4 pm. Counting of votes polled in the epic election will then be taken to 45 counting centres and the process will begin Saturday evening and the results are expected to be announced by Sunday.
The Candidates Vying to Lead Sri Lanka’s $84 Billion Economy Out of Crisis
Sri Lanka’s upcoming presidential election has become a referendum on a $3 billion International Monetary Fund loan program that has helped to pull the island nation out of its worst economic crisis since independence.
Sri Lanka presidential elections: What's at stake for India and China
Sri Lanka is preparing for its first national election since the financial default of 2022. Scheduled for September 21, 2024, this pivotal election features over 30 candidates, including President Ranil Wickremesinghe and opposition leader Sajith Premadasa.
Premadasa, Son of Slain Sri Lanka President, Now in Contest for Same Role
Sajith Premadasa, leader of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya party, addresses his supporters at an election campaign rally for the upcoming presidential election, scheduled for September 21, in Colombo, Sri Lanka August 22,
Sri Lanka's presidential election a test for current leader, 2 years after its economy hit bottom
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
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.
Factbox-What Are the Five Key Issues in Sri Lanka's Presidential Election?
Sri Lankans will vote on Saturday for their next president, who will be key to deciding the future of reforms in a nation slowly emerging from worst financial crisis in decades. A critical shortfall in foreign exchange in 2022 pushed Sri Lanka's economy into the worst financial freefall in decades.
A Deepening US-China Rivalry Hangs Over Sri Lanka’s Election
Sri Lankans go to the polls this weekend for the country’s first election since defaulting on piles of sovereign debt in 2022, when the nation plunged into its worst economic crisis across 70 years of independence.
For Sri Lanka's minority Tamils, election does not offer hope
Scarred by a decades-long civil war and struggling to survive in Sri Lanka's crippled economy, ethnic minority Tamils in the island nation say they have little hope that Saturday's presidential election will improve their lot by much.
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Exclusive: Politicians never retire, says Mahinda Rajapaksa
Two years after Sri Lanka’s economic collapse led to the ousting of the Rajapaksa family, Mahinda Rajapaksa speaks out ahead ...
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Sri Lanka's Marxist-Leaning Dissanayake Promises Change as His Popularity Soars
Although Dissanayake's Janatha Vimukthi Peremuna (JVP) party has just three seats in parliament, the 55-year-old candidate ...
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Sri Lankans forced powerful Rajapaksa clan out. Now their heir is running for president
Sri Lankans forced powerful Rajapaksa clan out. Now their heir is running for president - The man who is considered the heir ...
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Former President and SLPP leader Mahinda Rajapaksa , SLPP Presidential hopeful Namal Rajapaksa, wave to the crowd during a rally in Dambulla
Former President and SLPP leader Mahinda Rajapaksa (left), alongside SLPP Presidential hopeful Namal Rajapaksa, wave to the ...
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Namal Rajapaksa's Bid: A Controversial Political Comeback
Namal Rajapaksa, son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, is running for president in Sri Lanka. His candidacy is seen as ...
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Two years after Sri Lanka’s ‘revolution’, could it all have been for nothing?
Protesters who toppled the Rajapksa government in 2022 are hoping for change in Saturday’s election – but two of the top candidates are closely linked to the establishment. Alisha Rahaman Sarkar repor ...
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Chased out by protesters, a political dynasty plots its comeback
Exuberant young men splashing around in a pool with one theatrically soaping himself as a crowd cheered. Sri Lankans dancing ...
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