Sri Lanka's parliament was due to meet on Saturday to begin the process of electing a new president, as a shipment of fuel arrived to provide some relief to the crisis-hit nation. COLOMBO ...

He also has plans to abolish Sri Lanka's contentious executive presidency but requires a two-third majority in parliament to implement it. "This election is critical as it is a test for the NPP to ...

COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka will vote in a snap general election on Thursday, called by new President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to secure a majority in parliament to back his policies in the ...

COLOMBO, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka will vote in a snap general election on Thursday, called by new President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to secure a majority in parliament to back his policies in ...

Sri Lankan people wait outside a polling station before voting during parliamentary elections, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, 14 November 2024. EFE-EPA/CHAMILA KARUNARATHNE Polls opened at 7 a.m. local ...

COLOMBO: The new parliament of Sri Lanka was convened on Thursday for the first session after the ruling NPP's historic electoral landslide victory a week ago. At the start of the new session of ...

Sri Lanka’s new President Anura Kumara Dissanayake dissolved Parliament late Tuesday and called for a parliamentary election in less than two months in an effort to consolidate power after his ...

Sri Lanka Counts Votes for New Parliament With Economic Reforms at Stake By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) -Sri Lanka began counting votes cast on Thursday in a snap general election that ...