Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa dissolves Parliament, calls for elections on April 25

The election campaign period will coincide with the anniversary of the Easter Sunday bombings on April 21 that killed more than 250 people at churches and hotel

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· Mar 03, 2020 · 11:41 am

Sri Lanka does not want to get caught between India and China’s power struggles: Gotabaya Rajapaksa

The newly elected president said the island nation ‘cannot engage in any activity that will threaten the security of India’.

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· Nov 26, 2019 · 01:55 pm

To boost national security, new Sri Lankan president must build an inclusive national identity

The populist mandate in the recent elections calls into question post-civil war efforts at reconciliation.

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· Nov 22, 2019 · 12:37 pm

Sri Lanka PM Mahinda Rajapaksa sworn in, says will work with India for ‘peace and prosperity’

The swearing-in ceremony was conducted hours after former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe resigned from the post.

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· Nov 21, 2019 · 08:04 pm

Sri Lanka: Gotabaya Rajapaksa elected president, defeats ruling party opponent by 13 lakh votes

Sajith Premadasa of the ruling United National Party had conceded defeat even before the final results were announced.

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· Nov 17, 2019 · 11:20 am

Sri Lanka lifts emergency four months after Easter suicide bombings

The emergency gave sweeping powers to the police and security forces to arrest and detain suspects for long periods.

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· Aug 23, 2019 · 05:16 pm

Sri Lanka: Mahinda Rajapaksa appointed leader of the Opposition

The former president resigned as prime minister on December 15, putting an end to weeks of instability.

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· Dec 18, 2018 · 06:34 pm

Sri Lanka: Ranil Wickremesinghe takes oath as prime minister once again

He was sworn in at a closed-door ceremony attended by President Maithripala Sirisena

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· Dec 16, 2018 · 11:51 am

Sri Lanka: Mahinda Rajapaksa resigns as prime minister

The island country has been in a state of political turmoil since October 26.

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· Dec 15, 2018 · 12:01 pm

Sri Lanka: Mahinda Rajapaksa will step down as prime minister, says son

Namal Rajapaksa, an MP, said several parties will now work with President Maithripala Sirisena to form a broader coalition government.

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· Dec 14, 2018 · 08:01 pm

Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court says dissolution of Parliament was illegal, unconstitutional

A seven-member bench unanimously gave the verdict, saying that the president’s decision was unconstitutional.

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· Dec 13, 2018 · 06:19 pm

Sri Lanka: Parliament passes motion to reinstate ousted Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe

The vote of confidence follows weeks of political turmoil after President Maithripala Sirisena sacked Wickremesinghe in October.

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· Dec 12, 2018 · 07:51 pm