Sri Lanka election: President Anura Kumara Dissanayake seeks increased parliamentary strength
Sri Lanka began counting votes cast on Thursday in a snap general election that will decide if the Indian Ocean island nation will give its new leftist president greater legislative power to help the poor as it recovers from a financial meltdown.
The president is looking to win a parliamentary majority to push through ... officials and 27,000 police officers on duty.
Sri Lanka on Nov. 14, 2024. Voting in the Sri Lankan parliamentary election began on Thursday morning at 7:00 a.m.
Voting begins in Sri Lanka's parliamentary election that is key for its new, Marxist-leaning president.
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