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
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
As per the last trends, Dissanayake has got 49.8 per cent votes while Sajith Premadasa, leader of Samagi Jana Balawegaya, got 25.8% of the votes, followed by the incumbent president and leader of the United National Party, Ranil Wickremesinghe, who mustered 16.4% of the votes.
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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 Votes: Wickremesinghe and Rajapaksa Cast Ballots in Crucial 2024 Election
Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe and candidate Namal Rajapaksa voted in the 2024 presidential election, crucial for the nation's future. The critical vote follows the 2022 economic crisis, with 38 candidates running,
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
Marxist-leaning Dissanayake leads early official vote count in Sri Lanka's presidential election
Marxist-leaning lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake leads early official results in Sri Lanka’s presidential election, according to tallies released on Sunday by the Election Commission, but he is still
Sri Lankans Vote in a Presidential Election That Will Decide How It Recovers From Economic Crisis
Sri Lankans are voting in a presidential election that will determine the course of the country’s recovery from its worst economic crisis and resulting political upheaval
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.
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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 ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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Response to SJB’s allegations over Sajith’s participation in ‘Derana 360°’ program
Seven candidates contesting the 2024 Presidential Election were each given the opportunity to participate in a special ...