Protests ousted Sri Lanka’s last president. Ahead of new election, many are still waiting for change
Two years ago, tens of thousands of Sri Lankans rose up against their president and forced him to flee the country.
SRI LANKA-COLOMBO-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
Election officials carry ballot boxes a day before the presidential election in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sept. 20, 2024. Sri Lanka's presidential election will take place on Sept. 21 with over 17 million registered voters to elect the South Asian country's president for the next five years.
The Candidates Vying to Lead Sri Lanka’s $84 Billion Economy Out of Crisis
Sri Lanka’s upcoming presidential election has become a referendum on a $3 billion International Monetary Fund loan program that has helped to pull the island nation out of its worst economic crisis since independence.
Sri Lanka's presidential election a test for current leader, 2 years after its economy hit bottom
Sri Lankans who usually vote along religious and ethnic lines will be keeping another factor in mind when they vote Saturday on a new president
AP Explains: Sri Lankans want more change from upcoming elections
Two years ago, tens of thousands of Sri Lankans rose up against their president and forced him to flee the country.
Sri Lanka's presidential election to test economic green shoots
Sri Lanka's election this coming Saturday has raised doubts over when its long-awaited debt deal with bondholders will be finalised, if it keeps up with its IMF programme targets and even whether it results in a president inclined to change both.
Years after political uprising, Sri Lankans struggle to unite behind new candidate
Days ahead of Saturday's presidential election in Sri Lanka, many still complain of corrupt leaders, economic mismanagement and the entrenched power of the political old guard. But former protesters are having a hard time coming together behind a candidate.
A Deepening US-China Rivalry Hangs Over Sri Lanka’s Election
Sri Lankans go to the polls this weekend for the country’s first election since defaulting on piles of sovereign debt in 2022, when the nation plunged into its worst economic crisis across 70 years of independence.
Sri Lanka Presidential Election: Will Sri Lanka Deliver a Clear Mandate?
Two years after suffering its worst-ever economic crisis, Sri Lankans will vote for a new President in a tightly contested election on Saturday (September 21) that will determine the fate of the fragile economy.
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