sri lanka elections

Leader and the presidential candidate of National People’s Power Anura Kumara Dissanayake arrives at a polling station to cast his vote in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. | …

People wait in a queue to cast their votes at a polling center during the Presidential election on the outskirts of Colombo, Sri Lanka on September 21, 2024. | Photo …

A police officer stands guard outside a polling booth, a day before the presidential election, in Colombo on September 20, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Over 17 million Sri Lankans …

Anura Kumara Dissanayake, presidential candidate of Opposition political party National People’s Power. File | Photo Credit: AP The Marxist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) on Monday (September 16, 2024) vowed to …

Sajith Premadasa, leader of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya, party gestures as he arrives at the Election Commission in Rajagiriya to submit his nomination papers for the upcoming presidential election, scheduled …

“There is little to look forward to in Sri Lanka,” says Kathir*, who will board a plane to Dubai later this month for an electrical maintenance job, leaving behind his …

Sri Lanka’s President Ranil Wickremesinghe. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court on Thursday (August 22, 2024) found President Ranil Wickremesinghe guilty of “arbitrary and unlawful” conduct, in …

The Rajapaksas’ political party met on Monday to discuss strategy ahead of Sri Lanka’s presidential polls. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP or People’s Front) …