Sri Lanka president keeps finance minister role, reappoints Amarasuriya as prime minister
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake retained the key finance minister portfolio and reappointed Harini Amarasuriya as prime minister on Monday as the Indian Ocean island nation targets stronger recovery from a draining financial crisis.
Party of Sri Lanka’s new Marxist-leaning president wins two-thirds majority in parliament
Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s National People’s Power Party won at least 123 of the 225 seats in parliament, according to partial results released by the Elections Commission.
Marxist-Leaning Party Wins Two-Thirds Majority in Sri Lanka's Parliament
Sri Lanka defaulted on $50 billion in external debt in 2022, pushing the populace towards an alternative candidate.
Sri Lanka's Marxist-leaning president appoints Cabinet after election win
Sri Lanka’s new Marxist-leaning president has sworn in a 22-member Cabinet after his party secured a two-thirds parliamentary majority in last week’s election
Voting ends in Sri Lanka's parliamentary election that's key for its new Marxist-leaning president
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankans voted in a parliamentary election Thursday that is key for the country's new, Marxist-leaning president to consolidate his party's power and follow through on promises of economic recovery.
Sri Lanka Reappoints Amarasuriya as Prime Minister
Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya waves to her party National People's Power (NPP) supporters during a rally on the last day of campaigning for the 17th Parliamentary Election in Piliyandala suburb in Colombo,
Sri Lanka: President Dissanayake retains defence and finance in new cabinet
Dissanayake's decision to call polls nearly 10 months ahead of schedule and secure legislative backing for his agenda was vindicated when his National People's Power (NPP) won 159 seats in the 225-member assembly.
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Sri Lanka’s tenth Parliament to welcome over 150 fresh faces as MPs
The 2024 parliamentary election has marked a historic shift in Sri Lanka’s legislature, with nearly 150 out of the 196 ...
Sri Lanka election: President Anura Kumara Dissanayake seeks increased parliamentary strength
Sri Lanka began counting votes cast on Thursday in a snap general election that will decide if the Indian Ocean island nation ...
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Sri Lanka Counts Parliament Votes as Leader Seeks to Boost Power
Sri Lanka began counting votes in a parliamentary election that will decide whether the nation’s outsider leftist ...
Sri Lanka counts votes for new parliament with economic reforms at stake
Sri Lankans began voting on Thursday in a snap general election to decide if the Indian Ocean island nation will give its new ...
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Sri Lanka to have its first physically challenged MP in new Parliament
Sri Lanka will see its first physically challenged MP with the decision by the ruling National People’s Power (NPP) to ...
Sri Lanka Leftists Win Supermajority in Rebuke of Old Guard
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s coalition took an early lead in parliamentary elections seen as a test of the ...
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Party of Sri Lanka's new Marxist-leaning president wins majority in parliament
The party of Sri Lanka’s new Marxist-leaning President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has won a majority in parliament, according ...
Sri Lanka's leftist National People's Party coaltion sweeps to power in parliamentary election
The National People's Power alliance of Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake swept to power after a snap ...