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Sri Lankans ousted Rajapaksa clan from power two years ago. Now they are back in the fray

Sri Lankans ousted Rajapaksa clan from power two years ago. Now they are back in the fray - Heir apparent to the powerful Rajapaksa family in Sri Lanka enters critical elections after economy went int

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Sri Lanka: Voting Ends In Presidential Election, First Result Expected Before Midnight

The first postal vote result is likely to be out before midnight, Sri Lanka's Election Commission announced after the conclusi

NewsX · 8h

Presidential Candidate Namal Rajapaksa Highlights Voting Significance

Namal Rajapaksa, the presidential candidate and son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, cast his vote in the 2024 Sri Lankan..

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Sri Lanka election 2024: Who could be the next president, what’s at stake?

Economic issues top the agenda as the island country of 22 million goes to the polls to elect its 10th president.

U.S. News & World Report · 9h

Sri Lanka Has More Women Voters Than Men but No Female Presidential Candidates

Women make up more than half of the voters in Sri Lanka, but in Saturday’s presidential election, not even one will be on the ballot

NDTV · 20h

As Sri Lanka Votes, NDTV Asks Presidential Candidate 9 Key Questions

Sri Lanka will vote to elect the next President on Saturday. While current President Ranil Wickremesinghe is seeking another term in office, he is being challenged by the key Opposition leader Sajith Premadasa.

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Protests ousted Sri Lanka’s last president. Ahead of new election, many are still waiting for change

Wickremensignhe’s main challengers — opposition leader Sajith Premadasa and parliamentarian Anura Dissanayake, a surprise top ...

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World News

Wickremensignhe’s main challengers — opposition leader Sajith Premadasa and parliamentarian Anura Dissanayake, a surprise top ...

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Exclusive: Politicians never retire, says Mahinda Rajapaksa

Two years after Sri Lanka’s economic collapse led to the ousting of the Rajapaksa family, Mahinda Rajapaksa speaks out ahead ...

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Former President and SLPP leader Mahinda Rajapaksa , SLPP Presidential hopeful Namal Rajapaksa, wave to the crowd during a rally in Dambulla

Former President and SLPP leader Mahinda Rajapaksa (left), alongside SLPP Presidential hopeful Namal Rajapaksa, wave to the ...

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Mahinda Rajapaksa Questions Credibility of Former Good Governance Allies

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, leader of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), has voiced strong criticism against those wh - Get the latest breaking news and top stories from Sri Lanka, the ...

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Sri Lanka’s Splintered Political Scene Explained

Sri Lankan politics was largely dominated by one family since 2005. However, this seems to have changed after the economic and national crisis of 2022 and in the current presidential election, there ...

India Today on MSN7h

Will JVP Become The Kingpin In Sri Lanka?

Dissanayake stands out as the JVP leader. His party has never held significant power and has previously led Marxist uprisings ...

ThePrint on MSN21h

Ranil, Oppn leader in Sri Lanka presidential race with ‘wild card’ Marxist & Rajapaksa scion

Voters in Sri Lanka have to rank up to 3 candidates in order of preference. Candidate with 50% votes is declared winner; if ...

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