Sri Lankans ousted Rajapaksa clan from power two years ago. Now they are back in the fray
Heir apparent to the powerful Rajapaksa family in Sri Lanka enters critical elections after economy went into a tailspin
Wickremesinghe and Rajapaksa cast votes in crucial Sri Lankan election
Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe and presidential candidate Namal Rajapaksa were among the notable figures who cast their votes in the 2024 Sri Lankan
Sri Lanka Presidential Election: Wickremesinghe, Premadasa And Namal Rajapaksa Cast Their Votes
President Ranil Wickremesinghe, Leader of the Opposition Sajith Premadasa of Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) party and Namal Raja
Sri Lankans forced powerful Rajapaksa clan out. Now their heir is running for president
The man who is considered the heir apparent to the powerful Rajapaksa family in Sri Lanka will contest the presidential election next week
Premadasa, son of slain Sri Lanka president, now in contest for same role
Sajith Premadasa, the leader of Sri Lanka's main opposition party, is a frontrunner in Saturday's presidential election and a win will hand him the top job more than 30 years after his father was assassinated while holding the same post.
Sri Lanka to vote in first election since protests ousted president
Sri Lankans will elect a new president in the first election since mass protests sparked by the country's worst-ever economic crisis unseated the leader in 2022. Saturday's election is widely regarded as a referendum on economic reforms meant to put the country on the road to recovery.
Sri Lanka Presidential Election: Will Sri Lanka Deliver a Clear Mandate?
Two years after suffering its worst-ever economic crisis, Sri Lankans will vote for a new President in a tightly contested election on Saturday (September 21) that will determine the fate of the fragile economy.
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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Mahinda Rajapaksa: Return of Sri Lanka's wartime strongman
Mahinda Rajapaksa, who dominated Sri Lankan politics ... police for alleged torture in jail was about to be heard. Getty Images Tamils held large, daily protests in the final days of the war ...
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Chased out by protesters, a political dynasty plots its comeback
but Mahinda Rajapaksa has never been convicted of any wrongdoing and rejects such allegations. Mahinda’s images adorn ...
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Sri Lankans go to polls at pivotal moment for economy
Sri Lanka will hold its first presidential vote since the spectacular economic meltdown of 2022, when the pandemic-scarred ...
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Austerity measures are on trial in Sri Lanka’s first election since its economic collapse
The economy will be the key issue for voters in Sri Lanka’s upcoming presidential election, set against a backdrop of ...
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Chased out by protesters, a political dynasty plots its comeback
Getty Images Sri Lanka's foreign reserves fell to $20m in 2022, triggering an economic crisis For years, the Rajapaksa family – led by Mahinda - held a vice-like grip over Sri Lankan politics.