Protests ousted Sri Lanka's last president. Ahead of new election, …
WEB16 hours 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 ...
Protests ousted Sri Lanka's last president. Ahead of new ... - ABC News
WEB16 hours ago · COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- 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 ...
Sri Lanka Gears Up for Pivotal Election - Foreign Policy
WEB1 day ago · Sri Lanka’s Post-Crisis Election. Sri Lanka holds a presidential election on Saturday, with results expected by Sunday night. ... The news came days after he was released from prison on bail. He ...
Who are the five key candidates in Sri Lanka's presidential election ...
WEB1 day ago · Wickremesinghe's re-election bid failed to get formal backing from the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), the party with the most seats in the 225-member parliament, but the support of more than ...
Still reeling from crisis, Sri Lanka holds pivotal election - BBC
WEBIt’s the first election since the mass protests - called the “aragalaya”, Sinhalese for struggle – which were sparked by Sri Lanka’s worst economic crisis. Inflation was at 70%. Basics ...
Protests ousted Sri Lanka’s last president. Ahead of new election, …
WEB16 hours 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 ...
A Deepening US-China Rivalry Hangs Over Sri Lanka’s Election
WEB19 hours ago · September 19, 2024 at 8:30 PM EDT. Save. Sri Lankans go to the polls this weekend for the country’s first election since defaulting on piles of sovereign debt in 2022, when the nation plunged ...
Still reeling from crisis, Sri Lanka holds pivotal election
WEB2 days ago · It’s the first election since the mass protests - called the “aragalaya”, Sinhalese for struggle – which were sparked by Sri Lanka’s worst economic crisis. Inflation was at 70%. Basics ...
What's at stake in Sri Lanka's first presidential vote since its ...
WEBSep 6, 2024 · Sri Lanka will hold its presidential election Sept. 21 in a crucial vote that will decide the future course of the South Asian nation still struggling to recover from its economic collapse in 2022, which provoked mass protests and forced the former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa to flee the country an.
Sri Lanka holds its first presidential election since the country ...
WEBFeb 14, 2024 · The election will be the first held after Sri Lanka was roiled by a severe economic crisis in 2022. The country declared bankruptcy amid a severe shortage of food, fuel and other necessities, triggering protests that caused the-then President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to flee and resign.
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