Sri Lanka's Leftist President Faces 1st Parliament Test

Video: Polls close in Sri Lanka: First parliamentary elections since economic crisis
First parliamentary elections since economic crisis Polls have closed in Sri Lanka, where people have been voting in snap parliamentary elections. The new President called the election hoping to secure a majority in parliament to back his policies.
Sri Lanka's Leftist President Faces First Parliament Test
Sri Lanka's new leftist leader has drawn strong support from an unlikely source as he seeks to expand his three parliamentary seats to a house majority in elections on Thursday.
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Sri Lanka Leader Seeks to Bolster Power With Parliamentary Vote
Sri Lanka holds its first parliamentary elections since the victory of its outsider leftist president, in a test of his ambitious pledges to combat corruption and rewrite an unpopular International Monetary Fund loan program.
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Here is why the upcoming parliamentary election is so significant for newly-elected President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.
Sri Lankans to vote for change in parliamentary election
STORY: Sudath Kumara and his wife Nilmini live in a house illegally built on state-owned land in Sri Lanka.They have nowhere else to go, they say, and could be evicted at any moment.Kumara blames the previous administration for his dire financial situation.
Sri Lanka set to vote for new parliament as president seeks majority for reforms
Strong support that Dissanayake secured in the presidential election will likely stay with his party in Thursday’s election, analysts say
Sri Lanka To Vote For Parliament On Nov 14
All eyes are on the general elections in Sri Lanka as the campaign for the polls ended last night. The island nation has now moved into a silent period, during which all campaign activities are prohibited until election day.
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