ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s eighth executive president Ranil Wickremesinghe has reflected on his role as a caretaker in a concession statement, and said he entrusts “the beloved child of Sri Lanka” to President Anura Dissanayake. “I am aware that my…
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s eighth executive president Ranil Wickremesinghe has reflected on his role as a caretaker in a concession statement, and said he entrusts “the beloved child of Sri Lanka” to President Anura Dissanayake. “I am aware that my…
Sri Lanka’s Election Commission announced NPP presidential candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayake (55) as the winner of the 2024 presidential election, a short while ago. The election commission made the announcement after a second vote count, the first in Sri Lanka’s…
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who rose to the helm through a parliament vote two years back, has lost the presidential election for the third time in the Saturday poll after implementing two years of tough and unpopular…
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who rose to the helm through a parliament vote two years back, has lost the presidential election for the third time in the Saturday poll after implementing two years of tough and unpopulour…
ECONOMYNEXT –Early results of Sri Lanka’s ninth presidential poll held on Saturday showed Marxists Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) leader Anura Kumara Dissanayaka was heading for a landslide victory to unseat President Ranil Wickremesinghe and his government. Official results of postal votes…
Anura Dissanayake takes early lead in Sri Lanka presidential postal votes ECONOMYNEXT – Anura Kumara Dissanayake of Sri Lanka’s National People’s Power, backed by the Marxist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna, has taken an early lead in postal votes of the Presidential…
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s voter turnout has been below 80 percent in most districts at the 2024 Presidential election, according to initial reports. Except for Nuwara-Eliya and Moneragala which have seen 80 percent turnout, others are lower, according to a…
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s National People’s Power said a curfew declared overnight is expected to be to maintain the peace. “We expect that the curfew imposed during vote counting is only for the purpose of maintaining public peace, and ask…
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka closed polling for the presidential election at 1600 hours on Saturday (21) amid a tight race among the top three candidates: President Ranil Wickremesinghe, opposition leader Sajith Premadasa, and Marxists party leader Anura Kumara Dissanayaka. Analysts…
