Sri Lanka election 2024: Who could be the next president, what’s …
WEB1 day ago · About 17 million people out of Sri Lanka’s 22-million population are eligible to vote. Sri Lankan nationals aged 18 years or above, who are registered with the election commission, can vote.
A Tight Race in Sri Lanka Two Years After Its President Fled
WEB11 hours 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 ...
Sri Lanka has more women voters than men but no female …
WEB10 hours ago · COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Women make up more than half of the voters in Sri Lanka, but not a single one will be on the ballot in Saturday’s presidential election.. The island nation of more than 22 million people is voting for a president to take its economy forward after it went through an unprecedented financial crisis two years ago that led to the ouster of its head of government.
Ahead of new election, many are still waiting for change after
WEB23 hours ago · COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Two years ago, tens of thousands of Sri Lankans rose up against their president and forced him to flee the country. As the country prepares for its first election since ...
Crisis-hit Sri Lanka votes in crucial election to decide economic ...
WEB17 hours ago · More than 17 million of Sri Lanka's 22 million people are eligible to vote in an election that has shaped up to be a close contest between President Ranil Wickremesinghe, main opposition leader ...
Sri Lanka will elect a new president two years after ousting …
WEB3 hours ago · Sri Lanka heads for an unprecedented three-way presidential vote today. Analysts say a Maoist candidate may win amid a popular desire for change after a former president's ouster.
Sri Lanka to select president in first election since economic …
WEB12 hours ago · Sri Lanka to select president in first election since economic collapse. September 20, 2024 10:56 PM update September 21, 2024 8:51 AM. By Anjana Pasricha. Officials check documents of a voter as ...
Who are the five key candidates in Sri Lanka's presidential …
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 ...
Protests ousted Sri Lanka's last president. Ahead of new election, …
WEB1 day ago · COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Two years ago, tens of thousands of Sri Lankans rose up against their president and forced him to flee the country.As the country prepares for its first election since then, many say they’re still waiting for change.. As Sri Lanka sank into economic collapse in 2022, people from various walks of life rallied to change a long-entrenched government they saw as ...
Voting ends in Sri Lanka to choose a president and a way out of …
WEB13 hours ago · Voting ends in Sri Lanka to choose a president and a way out of years of turmoil. ... Sri Lanka’s local and foreign debt totaled $83 billion at the time it defaulted, and the government says it ...