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Sri Lanka polls: Anura Kumara Dissanayake leads in first round of counting
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
After Elections Commission Chairman RLAM Ratnayake announced a second preference count for Sri Lankan presidential elections, National People's Power (NPP) candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayake, topped the first round of counting with 5,634,915 votes (42.31 per cent), according to a report by t
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Sri Lankan presidential polls: Elections Commission orders 2nd round of co
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
This decision came after early trends showed Anura Kumara Dissanayake, leader of the National People's Power, leading the presidential polls, the Daily Mirror reported
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Sri Lanka: Rajapaksa's party doesn't back Wickremesinghe, to name their ow
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
SLPP General Secretary Sagara Kariyawasam told reporters on Monday, that the SLPP decided, by majority, to nominate its own candidate at the election in September.
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Sri Lanka in very difficult situation, big challenges ahead: Newly elected
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 20 (ANI): Ranil Wickremesinghe who was on Wednesday elected as Sri Lanka's new President said that he was "in a very difficult situation" and that he faces "big challenges ahead" to lead the country out of the dire economic crisis.
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Ranil Wickremesinghe wins Presidential polls in Sri Lanka, succeeds Gotaba
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 20 (ANI): Sri Lanka's Acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe won the Presidential election on Wednesday amid the ongoing economic turmoil in the island nation.
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"Baseless": India denies reports of political influence amid Sri Lanka's P
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 20 (ANI): India on Wednesday categorically denied media reports that New Delhi is making efforts at the political level to influence leaders in Sri Lanka regarding elections in the Parliament for the post of the Sri Lankan President.
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Voting underway in Parliament to elect next President of Sri Lanka
Updated : 3 years, 10 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, 10 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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Ranil Wickremesinghe among 3 candidates in race to become Sri Lanka's next
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 19 (ANI): Acting Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe is among the top three candidates for the Presidential election scheduled to be held in the crisis-marred island nation on Wednesday.
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PM Modi congratulates Gotabaya Rajapaksa for victory in Sri Lanka presiden
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 17 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated Sri Lanka's former defence chief Gotabaya Rajapaksa on his victory in the 2019 presidential polls.
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Sri Lanka presidential polls: Rajapaksa claims victory as Premadasa conced
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Nov 17 (ANI): Gotabaya Rajapaksa has claimed victory in the Sri Lankan presidential polls and his main opponent Sajith Premadasa of the ruling United National Party has conceded defeat, even as the official results are yet to be announced.
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