Sri Lanka Politics

Rajapaksas' victory sets stage for sweeping constitutional changes in Lanka

Although everyone expected the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) to win, the proportion of the landslide victory is staggering

Mahinda Rajapaksa is fourth-time Sri Lanka PM, cements family grip on power

Mahinda Rajapaksa says the trust bestowed on him by the people will inspire him to continue to serve the country

Mahinda Rajapaksa to take oath as Sri Lanka's PM for 4th time on Aug 9

The new government has decided to restrict the size of the Cabinet to 26, though it can be increased up to 30 in terms of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution

Sri Lanka poll: Early results show Rajapaksa clan heading for landslide win

The counting began in the morning after the polls were closed on Wednesday

Lanka's election sees high voter turnout, Rajapaksa clan expected to win

Voter turnout was 70%

Sri Lankan election chief asks people to vote without fear of coronavirus

The August 5 election is likely to be Deshapriya's last election as the Chairman of the National Election Commission

Sajith Premadasa takes over as Opposition leader in Sri Lanka's Parliament

Speaker Karu Jayasuriya announced in Parliament that Premadasa had been accepted as the Opposition Leader, the Colombo Gazette reported

Gotabaya Rajapaksa vows snap election, appoints interim Cabinet

Sri Lanka's existing parliamentary term ends next August, and the Constitution allows the president to dissolve the legislature in March and go for an election.

Lanka President Rajapaksa names brother Mahinda PM as Wickremesinghe quits

Mahinda won power in 2005 and went on to become South Asia's longest-serving leader. He became the country's youngest ever parliamentarian in 1970 at the age of 24

Sri Lankan reset

Gotabaya's election presents challenges and opportunities

Debt trap, ethnic divide await Sri Lanka's new president Gotabaya Rajapaksa

The largest portion of the country's foreign debt is international sovereign bonds - 39 per cent of the total foreign debt as of 2017

Gotabaya Rajapaksa: The man who ended Sri Lanka's 30-yr civil war with LTTE

The 70-year-old politician served as the defence secretary during his elder brother Mahinda Rajapaksa's tenure as president from 2005 to 2014

Sri Lanka votes on Saturday to elect new President amid security challenges

The counting will start soon after the end of voting. The first results are expected after mid night, officials said. The final results will come on Monday.

Rajapaksas eye return to power as Sri Lanka readies for prez poll tomorrow

At stake is the stability of a nation that has increasing strategic importance due in part to its proximity to some of the world's most important sea lines

Sri Lanka's election commission announces presidential polls on November 16

Filing of the nomination papers will start from October 7, the National Election Commission said

Will not recognise Rajpaksa as Sri Lanka PM unless Parl gives nod: Speaker

The speaker said Sirisena had gone back on previous commitments to recall parliament on November 7

Sri Lanka's Tamils urge Prez to reconvene parliament, end political crisis

Sri Lanka has been gripped by constitutional turmoil since President Maithripala Sirisena sacked his former ally, prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, and his cabinet on October 26