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Voting underway in Parliament to elect next President of Sri Lanka
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 20 (ANI): Voting is underway in Sri Lanka to elect a new president following the resignation of Gotabaya Rajapaksa amid an unprecedented economic crisis that has led to a shortage of fuel and other essential commodities in the country.
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Sri Lanka to elect new president today amid economic crisis
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 20 (ANI): Sri Lanka is set to elect a new president on Wednesday following the resignation of Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who flew to Singapore via the Maldives, amid an unprecedented economic crisis that has led to a shortage of fuel of and other essentials in the count
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Sri Lanka: Protestors demand resignation of Wickremesinghe ahead of presid
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 19 (ANI): Amid the ongoing economic crisis in the country, a protest broke out in Colombo on Tuesday against acting president Ranil Wickremesinghe, demanding his resignation.
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Imran Khan urges Pakistan election commissioner to resign after Punjab by-
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 18 (ANI): After a resounding victory in Punjab by polls, former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday urged Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikander Sultan Raja to resign, stating that his party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) won the elections despite the
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President Kovind accepts resignation of WB Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar, give
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 17 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday accepted the resignation of West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar who has been named as the ruling National Democratic Alliance candidate for the vice presidential election.
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Got to know about TS Singh Deo's resignation through media reports: CM Bhu
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhatisgarh) [India], July 17 (ANI): Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Sunday said that he got to know about Chhattisgarh Cabinet minister TS Singh Deo's resignation through media reports.
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Pakistan: Ahead of Punjab polls, PML-N member Sharaqpuri resigns
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 17 (ANI): Ahead of Pakistan's Punjab by-polls, Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) Member of the Provincial Assembly (MPA) Mian Jaleel Ahmed Sharaqpuri has tendered his resignation.
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Sri Lanka: NPP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake to contest for Presidency
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 16 (ANI): Sri Lanka's National People's Power (NPP) leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake will contest for the President post after the parliament Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena accepted Gotabaya Rajapaksa's resignation.
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Stable govt a distant wish to most Sri Lankans: Think tank
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 16 (ANI): As the political and economic upheaval in Sri Lanka continues, the average Sri Lankan believes that the current situation is largely due to self-serving politicians who have led them into this mess.
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Ensure peaceful and constitutional transfer of power in Sri Lanka: UN
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 16 (ANI): The UN mission in Sri Lanka has urged senior politicians to ensure a peaceful transfer of power in line with the national Constitution, following weeks of protests that finally saw the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Thursday.
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Sri Lankan MPs to elect new president next week as Gotabaya resigns
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombia [Sri Lanka], July 15 (ANI): As the Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has resigned from office, in accordance with the Constitution, the Parliament will meet next week and take steps to elect a new President, read a special statement by acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe.
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Ranil Wickremesinghe sworn in as interim President of Sri Lanka
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 15 (ANI): Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe Friday has sworn in as the interim President after Parliament Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena accepted the resignation of Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
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