Sri Lanka Presidential Elections: Anura Dissanayake Takes Early Lead; Govt Extends Curfew
Early results from Sri Lanka's Presidential election indicate that Anura Kumara Dissanayake, 55, leader of the National People
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Sri Lanka elections result 2024 LIVE Updates: Who will be the 10th President? Vote counting begins
Cash-strapped Sri Lanka held presidential elections on Saturday, serving as a de facto referendum on the contentious austerity measures implemented by the IMF following the nation’s unprecedented financial crisis.
Sri Lanka set to vote Today in first polls since 2022 crisis; Voting to begin at 7am
Sri Lankans are set to cast their votes on Saturday to elect the 10th president of the South Asian nation, marking the first election since the economic crisis.
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 Lankan presidential elections amid deep political crisis
All of the capitalist candidates is today’s election are committed to a continuing the International Monetary Fund’s savage austerity being implemented by President Wickremesinghe.
Anura Dissanayake to be Sri Lanka’s new president, early trends show
Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the leader of National People’s Power, is leading the presidential polls in Sri Lanka, as per early trends on Sunday, the Daily Mirror reported. Polling was held on Saturday from 7 am to 4 pm local time in 22 electoral districts.
Economy on centre stage, as Sri Lanka set to vote today in first polls since 2022 crisis
As Sri Lanka continues to recover from the devastating economic crisis of 2022, the people of the island nation, who have been bearing the brunt of the strict a
Sri Lanka votes in first election since financial meltdown
More than three dozen candidates are vying to lead Sri Lanka out of an economic collapse that led to the 2022 ouster of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
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
Sri Lankan presidential elections: Dissanayake on way to win, postal voting results suggest
Anura Kumara Dissanayake poised to become Sri Lanka's ninth president with impressive lead in postal voting results.
Sri Lanka elections result 2024 LIVE Updates: Curfew imposed till 6am as record 38 candidates await outcomes
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Premadasa, son of slain Sri Lanka president, now in contest for same role
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AKD tops presidential polls with over 300,000 votes so far
National People’s Power (NPP) presidential candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayake has obtained a total of 301,756 (53.75%) votes ...
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Anura Kumara tops postal votes in Colombo District
National People’s Power (NPP) candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayake has obtained the highest number of postal votes in the Colombo District ...
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SJB, SLPP to release manifestos soon
Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) presidential candidate Sajith Premadasa will unveil his election manifesto tomorrow (29) whereas the SLPP candidate Namal Rajapaksa plans to release his in the first ...