Sri Lankans vote in a presidential election that will decide how it ...
WEB15 hours ago · COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankans began voting Saturday in a presidential election that will determine the course of the country’s recovery from its worst economic crisis and resulting political upheaval.. The election, contested by 38 candidates, is largely a three-way race among incumbent liberal President Ranil Wickremesinghe, Marxist-leaning lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake, and ...
Sri Lanka election 2024: Who could be the next president, what’s …
WEB1 day ago · An independent body called the Election Commission of Sri Lanka (ECSL) oversees the election. About 17 million people out of Sri Lanka’s 22-million population are eligible to vote.
Sri Lankans vote in a presidential election that will decide ... - ABC News
WEB15 hours ago · Women election officials walk past security personnel outside a distribution center before collecting polling materials for the upcoming presidential election, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, Sept ...
Sri Lanka to vote in first election since protests ousted president
WEB18 hours ago · BBC News. Reporting fromColombo. Sri Lankans will elect a new president in the first election since mass protests sparked by the country's worst-ever economic crisis unseated the leader in 2022 ...
Crisis-hit Sri Lanka votes in crucial election to decide economic ...
WEB19 hours ago · More than 17 million of Sri Lanka's 22 million people are eligible to vote at the presidential election that has shaped up to be a close contest between incumbent President Ranil Wickremesinghe ...
Sri Lanka's 'social contract is in pieces'. How will they vote in the ...
WEB1 day ago · At the height of Sri Lanka's economic crisis in 2022, after months at a protest camp calling for the resignation of the country's president, Nixon Chandrenthan finally had a good night's sleep ...
Crisis-Hit Sri Lanka Votes in Crucial Election to Decide Economic …
WEB18 hours ago · Whoever wins the election will have to ensure Sri Lanka sticks with the IMF programme till 2027 to get its economy on a stable growth path, reassure markets, attract investors and help a quarter ...
Sri Lankans Vote in a Presidential Election That Will Decide How It ...
WEB15 hours ago · Women election officials walk past security personnel outside a distribution center before collecting polling materials for the upcoming presidential election, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, Sept ...
Sri Lanka holds its first presidential election since the country ...
WEBFeb 14, 2024 · The election will be the first held after Sri Lanka was roiled by a severe economic crisis in 2022. The country declared bankruptcy amid a severe shortage of food, fuel and other necessities, triggering protests that caused the-then President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to flee and resign.
Who are the five key candidates in Sri Lanka's presidential election ...
WEB2 days ago · Item 1 of 5 Sri Lanka's president Ranil Wickremesinghe gestures as he arrives at his final election campaign rally for the upcoming presidential election, scheduled for September 21, in Colombo ...