Sri Lanka election: Marxist-leaning Dissanayake leads early vote …
WEB4 hours ago · COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake leads early official results in Sri Lanka’s presidential election, according to tallies released on Sunday by the Election Commission, but he is still short of the 50% needed for victory. The election held Saturday is crucial as the country seeks to recover from the worst ...
Sri Lanka presidential election 2024 LIVE: 75% voter turnout …
WEB1 day ago · Voting for the crucial Presidential Elections concluded at 4 p.m. in Sri Lanka on Saturday in the island nation’s first poll since its worst economic meltdown in 2022. Officials are yet to ...
Marxist Leads Presidential Vote as Sri Lanka Rejects the Old Order
WEB6 hours ago · Sept. 21, 2024, 11:09 p.m. ET. The Marxist candidate, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, led the early counting in Sri Lanka’s presidential elections on Sunday, riding a wave of popular anger at the ...
Officials begin counting votes after polls close in Sri Lanka’s ...
WEB16 hours ago · Officials begin counting votes after polls close in Sri Lanka’s presidential election. World Sep 21, 2024 12:45 PM EDT. COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Voting has ended Saturday in Sri Lanka’s ...
Marxist-leaning Dissanayake leads early official vote count in Sri ...
WEB4 hours ago · COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- Marxist-leaning lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake leads early official results in Sri Lanka's presidential election, according to tallies released on Sunday by the Election ...
Sri Lanka votes in first election since financial meltdown
WEB1 day ago · September 21, 2024 at 5:13 a.m. EDT. NEW DELHI — Roughly 17 million Sri Lankans are heading to the polls in the first election since one of the country’s worst financial meltdowns, with ...
The Incumbent, the Marxist and the Heir: Sri Lanka’s Tight Race …
WEB1 day 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 ...
Vote count underway in Sri Lanka's presidential election after …
WEB16 hours ago · COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Voting ended in Sri Lanka's presidential election Saturday as the country seeks to recover from the worst economic crisis in its history and the resulting political upheaval. The election, contested by 38 candidates, was largely a three-way race among incumbent liberal …
Who are the five key candidates in Sri Lanka's presidential election ...
WEB2 days ago · President Ranil Wickremesinghe is among the 38 candidates contesting Sri Lanka's presidential election on Saturday, a poll that is key to deciding the future of reforms in a nation battling its ...
AK Dissanayake (53%) continues to lead Sajith Premadasa (34%) in ...
WEBMar 29, 2024 · NPP/JVP leader AK Dissanayake continues to lead with the support of 53% of all adults followed by SJB leader Sajith Premadasa on 34%, Pres. Ranil Wickremesinghe at 6% (-2), and a generic SLPP candidate at 7% (-1).