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Sri Lanka’s First Presidential Vote Since Unrest To Be Held On September 21

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Representational Image Colombo: Sri Lanka’s first presidential elections since an unprecedented economic crisis spurred widespread unrest will be held in September, the election commission said Friday.  The election will be the first test of the public mood since the height of the 2022 downturn, which caused months of food, fuel and medicine shortages across the…

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Ranil Wickremesinghe to contest presidential polls as independent candidate, says aide

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President of Sri Lanka Ranil Wickremesinghe. | Photo Credit: PTI Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe will contest the Presidential election as an independent candidate, his aide said on July 7. Deputy Chairman of the United National Party Ruwan Wijewardene confirmed that the presidential election will definitely be held and Mr. Wickremesinghe, 75, will contest the…

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