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Sri Lankan Parliament To Convene Today After Sacked PMs Reinstatement
Sri Lanka's Parliament is set to convene on Tuesday for the first time after the reinstatement of Ranil Wickremesinghe as prime minister that ended the 51-day political standoff in the country, but he and President Maithripala Sirisena are yet to agree on Cabinet positions.
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"Brink Of Economic Anarchy", Says Ousted Sri Lankan Minister Amid Crisis
Sri Lanka's current political crisis due to President Maithripala Sirsena's "irresponsible" action of sacking prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has left the country on the brink of an "economic anarchy" never experienced before, the ousted finance minister said.
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Sri Lankan Parties Challenge Dissolution Of Parliament In Supreme Court
Sri Lanka's main political parties on Monday filed petitions challenging President Maithripala Sirisena's sacking of parliament and asked the Supreme Court to restore the legislature.
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Prove Mahinda Rajapaksa's Majority In Floor Test: Sri Lanka Speaker
Sri Lankan Speaker Karu Jayasuriya said Wednesday he wanted a floor test in parliament to resolve the issue of two prime ministers in the country which arose following the sacking of Ranil Wickremesinghe and replacing him with Mahinda Rajapaksa.
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"I Command Confidence Of Parliament": Ousted Sri Lankan PM Tells NDTV
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena's move to sack Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has plunged the island nation into a constitutional crisis, with Mr Wickremesinghe still refusing to leave the prime minister's official residence, Temple Trees, in Colombo.
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India "Closely Following Developments" As Turmoil In Sri Lanka Grows
Two days after Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was sacked by President Maithripala Sirisena, India has responded to the development, saying "democratic values" should be respected.
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Ousted Sri Lanka Prime Minister Seeks Emergency Parliament Session
Sacked Sri Lankan prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Saturday demanded the parliament speaker call an emergency session so he can prove his majority, officials said.
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Lankan President Suspends Parliament As Crisis Deepens After PM Sacked
Sri Lanka's president issued a formal notice Saturday for Ranil Wickremesinghe to step down as prime minister and recognise his shock dismissal, in an unfolding constitutional crisis. Hours after sacking his former ally, President Maithripala Sirisena issued gazettes formalising the dramatic move, and the installation of one-time strongman presiden...
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Will Remain Lankan PM, Naming Rajapaksa Unconstitutional: Wickremesinghe
The swearing in of former president Mahinda Rajapaksa as Sri Lanka's new Prime Minister is "illegal and unconstitutional", sacked premier Ranil Wickremesinghe asserted Friday.
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Lankan President Sacks PM, Replaces Him With Mahinda Rajapakse
Maithripala Sirisena installed Sri Lanka's controversial former strongman leader Mahinda Rajapakse as the country's new prime minister Friday, the president's office said, in a surprise move announced moments after the incumbent premier was sacked.
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Sri Lankan Parliament To Convene Today After Sacked PMs Reinstatement
Sri Lanka's Parliament is set to convene on Tuesday for the first time after the reinstatement of Ranil Wickremesinghe as prime minister that ended the 51-day political standoff in the country, but he and President Maithripala Sirisena are yet to agree on Cabinet positions.
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"Brink Of Economic Anarchy", Says Ousted Sri Lankan Minister Amid Crisis
Sri Lanka's current political crisis due to President Maithripala Sirsena's "irresponsible" action of sacking prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has left the country on the brink of an "economic anarchy" never experienced before, the ousted finance minister said.
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Sri Lankan Parties Challenge Dissolution Of Parliament In Supreme Court
Sri Lanka's main political parties on Monday filed petitions challenging President Maithripala Sirisena's sacking of parliament and asked the Supreme Court to restore the legislature.
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Prove Mahinda Rajapaksa's Majority In Floor Test: Sri Lanka Speaker
Sri Lankan Speaker Karu Jayasuriya said Wednesday he wanted a floor test in parliament to resolve the issue of two prime ministers in the country which arose following the sacking of Ranil Wickremesinghe and replacing him with Mahinda Rajapaksa.
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"I Command Confidence Of Parliament": Ousted Sri Lankan PM Tells NDTV
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena's move to sack Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has plunged the island nation into a constitutional crisis, with Mr Wickremesinghe still refusing to leave the prime minister's official residence, Temple Trees, in Colombo.
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India "Closely Following Developments" As Turmoil In Sri Lanka Grows
Two days after Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was sacked by President Maithripala Sirisena, India has responded to the development, saying "democratic values" should be respected.
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Ousted Sri Lanka Prime Minister Seeks Emergency Parliament Session
Sacked Sri Lankan prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Saturday demanded the parliament speaker call an emergency session so he can prove his majority, officials said.
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Lankan President Suspends Parliament As Crisis Deepens After PM Sacked
Sri Lanka's president issued a formal notice Saturday for Ranil Wickremesinghe to step down as prime minister and recognise his shock dismissal, in an unfolding constitutional crisis. Hours after sacking his former ally, President Maithripala Sirisena issued gazettes formalising the dramatic move, and the installation of one-time strongman presiden...
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Will Remain Lankan PM, Naming Rajapaksa Unconstitutional: Wickremesinghe
The swearing in of former president Mahinda Rajapaksa as Sri Lanka's new Prime Minister is "illegal and unconstitutional", sacked premier Ranil Wickremesinghe asserted Friday.
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Lankan President Sacks PM, Replaces Him With Mahinda Rajapakse
Maithripala Sirisena installed Sri Lanka's controversial former strongman leader Mahinda Rajapakse as the country's new prime minister Friday, the president's office said, in a surprise move announced moments after the incumbent premier was sacked.
