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1 hour ago · Sri Lanka will vote on Sept. 21 to elect a new president, a government notice said on Friday, a crucial contest that is expected to determine the future of reforms in the South Asian island nation ...
1 hour ago · FILE - Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe greets a group of school children who welcomed him with a song during the 76th Independence Day commemoration ceremony of Sri Lanka in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Feb. 4, 2024. Sri Lanka’s independent elections commission has said the country’s presidential elections will be held on Sept. 21, 2024 ...
54 minutes ago · Sri Lanka will hold a presidential election on September 21, according to a government notice released on Friday. This crucial vote is set to shape the future of reforms in the island nation ...
12 minutes ago · Wickremesinghe has also successfully negotiated a restructure of Sri Lanka's $46 billion foreign debt with bilateral lenders including China, following a 2022 government default.
4 hours ago · July 25, 2024 at 8:15 PM PDT. Listen. 1:39. Sri Lanka will hold elections in September to elect a new president as the incumbent leader Ranil Wickremesinghe seeks a mandate for his tough fiscal ...
4 hours ago · COLOMBO (Reuters) -Sri Lanka will vote on Sept. 21 to elect a new president, a government notice said on Friday, a crucial contest that is expected to determine the future of reforms in the South Asian island nation weathering its worst financial crisis in decades. Nominations for the election have to be submitted on Aug. 15, the notice added. Incumbent President Ranil Wickremesinghe is widely expected to run in the election, with almost 17 million of Sri Lanka's 22 million population ...
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2 days ago · Country Facts. Capital, Population, Government... As Sri Lanka’s economic decline continued, the immense economic power held by the state provided the party in power with the opportunity for patronage, nepotism, and corruption. By 1977 unemployment had risen to about 15 percent.
