Sri Lankans vote in a presidential election that will decide how it ...
WEB16 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 ...
Sri Lanka is yearning to turn a page as country votes in …
WEB15 hours ago · The presidential election is a pivotal moment in Sri Lanka's political and economic history, and is the first electoral process taking place after the protests of 2022 that shook the nation.
Sri Lanka votes in first election since protests ousted leader - BBC
WEB18 hours ago · Sri Lanka's former president fled the country in 2022 after months-long protests. ... who led the country between 2005 and 2015, he hails from a powerful political lineage, ...
Ahead of new election, many are still waiting for change after
WEB1 day ago · It’s another leftist political movement that is vying for a place in Sri Lanka’s political landscape. On a recent afternoon in Homagama, a town which is about 24 kilometers (15 miles) south ...
Voting ends in Sri Lanka to choose a president and a way out of …
WEB15 hours ago · COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- 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 political upheaval.
Protests ousted Sri Lanka's last president. Ahead of new election, …
WEB1 day ago · COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Two years ago, tens of thousands of Sri Lankans rose up against their president and forced him to flee the country.As the country prepares for its first election since then, many say they’re still waiting for change.. As Sri Lanka sank into economic collapse in 2022, people from various walks of life rallied to change a long-entrenched government they saw as ...
Sri Lanka to vote in first election since protests ousted president
WEB18 hours ago · Sri Lanka's former president fled the country in 2022 after months-long protests. ... While the country’s social and political elite were largely insulated against the fallout, basics like food ...
Sri Lanka votes in first election since financial meltdown
WEB8 hours ago · September 21, 2024 at 5:13 a.m. EDT. NEW DELHI — Roughly 17 million Sri Lankans are heading to the polls in the first election since one of the country’s worst financial meltdowns, with ...
Sri Lanka election 2024: Who could be the next president, what’s …
WEB1 day ago · About 17 million people out of Sri Lanka’s 22-million population are eligible to vote. Sri Lankan nationals aged 18 years or above, who are registered with the election commission, can vote.
Sri Lanka: The fate of a protest that toppled a president - BBC
WEBJul 8, 2023 · The politically powerful family was popular for crushing the Tamil Tiger separatists in May 2009 and ending the country's 25-year civil war. But now, a year on, it is the protesters who are in...