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Officials begin counting votes after polls close in Sri Lanka’s ...
WEB5 hours ago · COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Voting has ended Saturday in Sri Lanka’s presidential election as the country seeks to recover from the worst economic crisis in its history and the resulting ...
Sri Lankans vote in a presidential election that will decide how it ...
WEB21 hours ago · COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankans began voting Saturday in a presidential election that will determine the course of the country’s recovery from its worst economic crisis and resulting political upheaval.. The election, contested by 38 candidates, is largely a three-way race among incumbent liberal President Ranil Wickremesinghe, Marxist-leaning lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake, and ...
Polls close in first Sri Lanka election since economic collapse
WEB11 hours ago · Official data showed that Sri Lanka’s poverty rate doubled to 25 per cent between 2021 and 2022, adding more than 2.5 million people to those already living on less than US$3.65 a day.
Sri Lanka votes in first election since protests ousted leader - BBC News
WEB23 hours ago · Polls have closed in Sri Lanka's election, where voters are choosing a new president for the first time since mass protests unseated the country's leader in 2022. Saturday's vote is widely ...
Protests ousted Sri Lanka's last president ... - Associated Press News
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The Incumbent, the Marxist and the Heir: Sri Lanka’s Tight Race …
WEB18 hours ago · Sept. 21, 2024, 12:01 a.m. ET. Sri Lanka will hold a presidential election on Saturday for the first time since its strongman president fled the country two years ago in the face of protests over ...
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Sri Lanka crisis: Pro-government supporters attack protesters in Colombo
WEBMay 9, 2022 · Sri Lanka is under nationwide curfew after ruling party supporters attacked crowds protesting at the government's handling of the economic crisis. At least 20 people were injured in the...
Sri Lanka to vote in first election since economic collapse that …
WEB22 hours ago · Sri Lanka to vote in first election since economic collapse that ousted president. Policemen stand guard at a polling station in Colombo on Sep 20, 2024, on the eve of the country's presidential ...