Sri Lanka votes in a parliamentary election that’s key for its new ...
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Sri Lanka president eyes parliament win in snap election
8 hours ago · Despite previous promises to renegotiate a controversial US$2.9 billion International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout secured by his predecessor Ranil Wickremesinghe, Dissanayake has chosen to ...
Sri Lanka parliamentary elections 2024: What’s at stake?
6 hours ago · Dissanayake has promised to fight corruption and end austerity measures imposed by his predecessor, Ranil Wickremesinghe, as part of the bailout deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Ranil Wickremesinghe bids an emotional farewell to Lanka …
Colombo, President Ranil Wickremesinghe who lost Sri Lanka's presidential election on Sunday bid an emotional farewell to his 26 months job as the island nation's president and handed over the...
Sri Lanka’s newly elected president is sworn into office - NBC News
Jul 21, 2022 · Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as Sri Lanka’s new president Thursday to take charge of a nation bitterly angry he will remain in power amid an economic crisis.
Sri Lanka: Ranil Wickremesinghe elected president by MPs - BBC
Sri Lankan MPs have elected prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as the country's new president, despite his unpopularity with the public. Mr Wickremesinghe faces the task of leading the...
Ranil Wickremesinghe becomes interim president of Sri Lanka - NBC News
Jul 15, 2022 · COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as Sri Lanka ’s interim president Friday until Parliament elects a successor to Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who resigned after mass...
New Sri Lankan president sworn in, police clear protest site
Jul 22, 2022 · Veteran politician Ranil Wickremesinghe has been sworn in as Sri Lanka’s new president to take charge of a nation bitterly angry he was chosen amid an unprecedented economic crisis.
Ranil Wickremesinghe elected president in crisis-hit Sri Lanka - NBC News
Jul 20, 2022 · COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Lawmakers in Sri Lanka voted in acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe as the new president on Wednesday, hoping his long experience in government would help pull the...
Ranil Wickremesinghe elected crisis-hit Sri Lanka’s new president
Jul 20, 2022 · Colombo, Sri Lanka – The parliament in Sri Lanka has elected veteran politician and six-time Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as the crisis-hit island nation’s eighth president....