Sri Lanka Polls

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 set for a comeback with likely landslide in Lanka polls

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was among the first world leaders to congratulate Rajapaksa on the outcome of the elections

Mahinda Rajapaksa: South Asia's longest serving ruler returns to power

The 74-year-old leader is back at the top in Sri Lankan politics along with his three siblings, winning the general elections held on Wednesday

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

US stands ready to work with Sri Lanka's new president, says Pompeo

Gotabaya stormed to victory on Sunday in the presidential election, trouncing his nearest rival Sajith Premadasa by a margin of over 1.3 million votes

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 presidential poll: Ruling party's Premadasa concedes to Rajapaksa

His statement came as a spokesman for Rajapaksa claimed that the 70-year-old retired lieutenant colonel had won Saturday's vote, before the final results were formally announced

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

Lankan Parliament disrupted, adjourned until Monday amid political crisis

The brawl occurred a day after the Speaker announced there is no prime minister or government following a no-confidence motion against Rajapaksa

Sri Lanka may hold single-day polling for all 341 local councils in Feb

Sirisena faction of Sri Lanka Freedom Party accused of delaying election over fear of losing by faction led by former president