Voting has ended Saturday in Sri Lanka's presidential election as the country seeks to recover from the worst economic crisis ...

The cash-strapped island nation is currently being led by President Ranil ... and Mr Wickremesinghe at third. The 38-year-old leader is a scion of the powerful Rajapaksa family that produced ...

President Ranil Wickremesinghe charted a path for Sri Lanka out of its worst financial crisis in decades, but the austerity ...

COLOMBO, Sept 19 (Reuters) - President Ranil Wickremesinghe ... followed by Premadasa and Wickremesinghe at third. Scion of the powerful Rajapaksa family that produced two presidents - his father ...

Ranil was expecting the election to be a cakewalk as he hoped that the SLPP and Rajapaksas would back him like they did in 2022. However, the SLPP fielded Mahinda’s elder son, Namal, as its ...

A prime minister six times over, Ranil Wickremesinghe’s leadership has ... Waiting in the wings is the family of the former strongman president, Mahinda Rajapaksa. Clashes erupted in the city ...

Since then, under President Ranil Wickremesinghe, the South Asian island nation's economy has begun a fragile recovery. As the country gears up for a crucial presidential vote, key economic ...

Sri Lankans began voting on Saturday in a presidential election that will determine the course of the country’s recovery from its worst economic crisis and resulting political upheaval.

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Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has said his vision for future ties with India holds a stronger economic relationship. Sri Lanka will vote to elect its next President in two days and Mr ...