A Tight Race in Sri Lanka Two Years After Its President Fled
WEB10 hours ago · Sept. 21, 2024, 12:01 a.m. ET. Sri Lanka will hold a presidential election on Saturday for the first time since its strongman president fled the country two years ago in the face of protests over ...
Sri Lanka votes in first election since protests ousted leader - BBC
WEB15 hours ago · Namal Rajapaksa: The son of Mahinda Rajapaksa, who led the country between 2005 and 2015, he hails from a powerful political lineage, but will need to win over voters who blame his family for the ...
Chased out by protesters, a political dynasty plots its comeback
WEBSri Lanka's foreign reserves fell to $20m in 2022, triggering an economic crisis. For years, the Rajapaksa family – led by Mahinda - held a vice-like grip over Sri Lankan politics. In his first ...
Sri Lanka top court finds Rajapaksa brothers guilty of economic …
WEB15 Nov 2023. Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court has issued a symbolic ruling that the powerful Rajapaksa brothers – including two ex-presidents – were guilty of triggering the island’s worst financial...
Mahinda Rajapaksa: Sri Lankan PM resigns amid economic crisis - BBC
WEBMay 9, 2022 · Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has resigned amid mass protests at the government's handling of a deepening economic crisis. The move came as the island was placed under curfew...
Sri Lankan prime minister resigns after weeks of protests - NBC News
WEBMay 9, 2022 · COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa resigned Monday following weeks of protests demanding that he and his brother, the president, step down over the country’s worst...
Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa Resigns in Face of …
WEBMay 9, 2022 · COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka’s prime minister, Mahinda Rajapaksa, resigned on Monday with his country in economic free fall, bowing to months of protests in a significant blow to the...
Sri Lanka PM Mahinda Rajapaksa resigns as crisis worsens
WEBMay 9, 2022 · Sri Lanka PM Mahinda Rajapaksa resigns as crisis worsens. The resignation comes hours after PM’s supporters stormed a major protest site in Colombo and attacked anti-government demonstrators.
Sri Lanka’s prime minister resigns amid protests over economic crisis
WEBMay 9, 2022 · Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister, Mahinda Rajapaksa, resigned on Monday, following weeks of protests against his government.
Sri Lanka to vote in first election since protests ousted president
WEB15 hours ago · Namal Rajapaksa: The son of Mahinda Rajapaksa, who led the country between 2005 and 2015, he hails from a powerful political lineage, but will need to win over voters who blame his family for the ...