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New Sri Lankan President's Party Headed For Big Win In Snap Elections
New Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's party was set for a landslide victory in snap legislative elections, initial results showed Friday.
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Sri Lankan President Dissanayake Expects Big Majority In Snap Elections
Sri Lanka's new president Anura Kumara Dissanayake was confident of a victory as polls closed in Thursday's snap legislative elections.
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Sri Lanka Heads For Snap Elections Today, Results Likely On Friday
Sri Lanka votes today in a second national election in as many months with a deeply divided opposition struggling to recover from a crushing defeat at presidential polls.
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Sri Lanka Goes To Snap Polls Tomorrow: How New Parliament Is Elected
Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake dissolved parliament on September 24 to clear the way for the general election, days after the Marxist-leaning leader was elected president on a platform for change.
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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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Mahinda Rajapaksa Switches Party, Likely To Contest Sri Lanka Snap Polls
Sri Lankan strongman Mahinda Rajapaksa, who was appointed prime minister in a controversial move by President Maithripala Sirisena, on Sunday ended his five-decade-long association with the SLFP and joined the newly-formed Sri Lanka People's Party (SLPP).
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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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Sri Lanka Presidential Poll Advanced to January
Sri Lanka would hold a snap presidential election in January, nearly two years ahead of schedule that could send the incumbent Mahinda Rajapaksa into office for a record third term, media reports said today.
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Mahinda Rajapaksa Suffers Major Setback in Lanka Provincial Polls
In a major blow to Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, his ruling coalition's popularity dwindled by an unprecedented 23 per cent in a key provincial election seen as precursor to a possible snap presidential poll.
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New Sri Lankan President's Party Headed For Big Win In Snap Elections
New Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's party was set for a landslide victory in snap legislative elections, initial results showed Friday.
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Sri Lankan President Dissanayake Expects Big Majority In Snap Elections
Sri Lanka's new president Anura Kumara Dissanayake was confident of a victory as polls closed in Thursday's snap legislative elections.
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Sri Lanka Heads For Snap Elections Today, Results Likely On Friday
Sri Lanka votes today in a second national election in as many months with a deeply divided opposition struggling to recover from a crushing defeat at presidential polls.
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Sri Lanka Goes To Snap Polls Tomorrow: How New Parliament Is Elected
Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake dissolved parliament on September 24 to clear the way for the general election, days after the Marxist-leaning leader was elected president on a platform for change.
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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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Mahinda Rajapaksa Switches Party, Likely To Contest Sri Lanka Snap Polls
Sri Lankan strongman Mahinda Rajapaksa, who was appointed prime minister in a controversial move by President Maithripala Sirisena, on Sunday ended his five-decade-long association with the SLFP and joined the newly-formed Sri Lanka People's Party (SLPP).
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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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Sri Lanka Presidential Poll Advanced to January
Sri Lanka would hold a snap presidential election in January, nearly two years ahead of schedule that could send the incumbent Mahinda Rajapaksa into office for a record third term, media reports said today.
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Mahinda Rajapaksa Suffers Major Setback in Lanka Provincial Polls
In a major blow to Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, his ruling coalition's popularity dwindled by an unprecedented 23 per cent in a key provincial election seen as precursor to a possible snap presidential poll.
