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Sri Lankan President's Party Wins Majority, Has Complex History With India
The sweeping mandate to the left coalition underlines widening support for his leftist policies, giving him the power to push through his plans to fight poverty and graft in the island nation struggling to emerge from the worst financial crisis.
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Landslide Victory For Lanka President's Party In Snap Elections
Sri Lanka Election Results: President Anura Dissanayake's National People's Power Party Wins Parliamentary Majority
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Why Sri Lanka's President Has Called For A Snap General Election - 5 Facts
Sri Lanka will hold a parliamentary election on November 14, the government announced on Tuesday, less than two months after the island nation elected Anura Kumara Dissanayake as its new President.
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Sri Lanka's Newly-Elected President Dissolves Parliament, Calls Snap Polls On November 14
In one of the his first significant moves as Sri Lanka's newly-elected President, leftist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake today dissolved the country's Parliament and called for snap polls within one month.
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Amid Diplomatic Row, Ballot Boxes Of Maldives Election To Be Kept In India
The ballot boxes for Maldives' upcoming parliamentary elections will be placed in India, Sri Lanka and Malaysia, after around 11,000 Maldivians submitted re-registration requests to relocate their polling stations.
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"Call Me Dictator": Sri Lanka President Vows To Crush Anti-Government Protests
Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday rejected the opposition's demand for early parliamentary elections and vowed to use the military to crush any future anti-government protests aimed at regime change.
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Sri Lanka Parliamentary Election: Ruling Rajapaksa Alliance Wins Two-Thirds "Super Majority"
The party of Sri Lanka's ruling Rajapaksa brothers secured a two thirds majority in a parliamentary election that should help strengthen their grip on power.
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PM Congratulates Sri Lankan Counterpart On Conducting Polls Amid COVID-19
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday congratulated his Sri Lankan counterpart Mahinda Rajapaksa on his party's performance in the parliamentary elections, with early trends showing that it was headed for a landslide win.
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Sri Lankan President Dissolves Parliament, Snap Election On January 5
Sri Lanka will hold snap election on January 5, President Maithripala Sirisena said on Friday soon after he dissolved the parliament. Normally, the parliamentary elections were scheduled to be held not until 2020
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Sri Lanka's New PM Calls For Election In Nation Hit By Political Crisis
Sri Lanka's newly-appointed Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on Sunday called for a snap parliamentary election to allow people vote for a new programme to overcome the island nation's economic and political crisis. This was the first public statement by the former strongman since President Maithripala Sirisena appointed him as the new premier afte...
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Maithripala Sirisena's Party Offers to Form Coalition Government in Sri Lanka
The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) offered on Thursday to form a coalition government with this week's winner of parliamentary elections, in a move that will pave the way for President Maithripala Sirisena to restart his stalled reform agenda.
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Former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa Vows to Remain in Politics
A day after his party lost the parliamentary elections, former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse said today that he won't retire from politics. He said he will be in parliament as a MP and serve the nation.
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Former Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa Concedes Election Defeat
Sri Lanka's former strongman Mahinda Rajapaksa told AFP that he has conceded defeat in parliamentary elections after a close fought comeback attempt just months after he was toppled as president.
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Former President Rajapaksa Plans Comeback as Sri Lanka Votes
Sri Lankans began voting Monday in parliamentary elections in which former strongman Mahinda Rajapaksa is hoping to become prime minister, eight months after losing the presidency.
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Sri Lanka Embarking on New Journey of Peace and Prosperity: India
Ahead of parliamentary elections in Sri Lanka, India today said the island nation is poised to embark on a new journey of peace and progress and it will continue its support to the reconciliation process.
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Sri Lankan President's Party Wins Majority, Has Complex History With India
The sweeping mandate to the left coalition underlines widening support for his leftist policies, giving him the power to push through his plans to fight poverty and graft in the island nation struggling to emerge from the worst financial crisis.
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Landslide Victory For Lanka President's Party In Snap Elections
Sri Lanka Election Results: President Anura Dissanayake's National People's Power Party Wins Parliamentary Majority
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Why Sri Lanka's President Has Called For A Snap General Election - 5 Facts
Sri Lanka will hold a parliamentary election on November 14, the government announced on Tuesday, less than two months after the island nation elected Anura Kumara Dissanayake as its new President.
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Sri Lanka's Newly-Elected President Dissolves Parliament, Calls Snap Polls On November 14
In one of the his first significant moves as Sri Lanka's newly-elected President, leftist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake today dissolved the country's Parliament and called for snap polls within one month.
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Amid Diplomatic Row, Ballot Boxes Of Maldives Election To Be Kept In India
The ballot boxes for Maldives' upcoming parliamentary elections will be placed in India, Sri Lanka and Malaysia, after around 11,000 Maldivians submitted re-registration requests to relocate their polling stations.
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"Call Me Dictator": Sri Lanka President Vows To Crush Anti-Government Protests
Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday rejected the opposition's demand for early parliamentary elections and vowed to use the military to crush any future anti-government protests aimed at regime change.
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Sri Lanka Parliamentary Election: Ruling Rajapaksa Alliance Wins Two-Thirds "Super Majority"
The party of Sri Lanka's ruling Rajapaksa brothers secured a two thirds majority in a parliamentary election that should help strengthen their grip on power.
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PM Congratulates Sri Lankan Counterpart On Conducting Polls Amid COVID-19
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday congratulated his Sri Lankan counterpart Mahinda Rajapaksa on his party's performance in the parliamentary elections, with early trends showing that it was headed for a landslide win.
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Sri Lankan President Dissolves Parliament, Snap Election On January 5
Sri Lanka will hold snap election on January 5, President Maithripala Sirisena said on Friday soon after he dissolved the parliament. Normally, the parliamentary elections were scheduled to be held not until 2020
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Sri Lanka's New PM Calls For Election In Nation Hit By Political Crisis
Sri Lanka's newly-appointed Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on Sunday called for a snap parliamentary election to allow people vote for a new programme to overcome the island nation's economic and political crisis. This was the first public statement by the former strongman since President Maithripala Sirisena appointed him as the new premier afte...
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Maithripala Sirisena's Party Offers to Form Coalition Government in Sri Lanka
The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) offered on Thursday to form a coalition government with this week's winner of parliamentary elections, in a move that will pave the way for President Maithripala Sirisena to restart his stalled reform agenda.
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Former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa Vows to Remain in Politics
A day after his party lost the parliamentary elections, former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse said today that he won't retire from politics. He said he will be in parliament as a MP and serve the nation.
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Former Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa Concedes Election Defeat
Sri Lanka's former strongman Mahinda Rajapaksa told AFP that he has conceded defeat in parliamentary elections after a close fought comeback attempt just months after he was toppled as president.
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Former President Rajapaksa Plans Comeback as Sri Lanka Votes
Sri Lankans began voting Monday in parliamentary elections in which former strongman Mahinda Rajapaksa is hoping to become prime minister, eight months after losing the presidency.
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Sri Lanka Embarking on New Journey of Peace and Prosperity: India
Ahead of parliamentary elections in Sri Lanka, India today said the island nation is poised to embark on a new journey of peace and progress and it will continue its support to the reconciliation process.
