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Sri Lanka's new president calls for snap parliamentary polls
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has dissolved the present government and called for snap elections in Sri Lanka. The move could help him consolidate power in the parliament. Sri Lanka's newly ...
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Voting ends in Sri Lanka's parliamentary election that's key for its new Marxist-leaning president
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankans voted in a parliamentary election Thursday that is key for the country's new, Marxist-leaning president to consolidate his party's power and follow through ...
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Sri Lankan Parliament to debate report on ‘torture camp’ from 1980s
Sri Lanka’s Parliament will debate a nearly three-decade-old report probing allegations of unlawful detention, torture, and extrajudicial killings by the State between 1988 and 1990, the ruling ...
The Sunday Times13y
Sri Lanka – unique case where Parliament can pass even bills violating the Constitution
Fracas in Parliament Speaking during a timely panel discussion on “How urgent are urgent bills?” organized by the Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL) and held in Colombo this week, M.A.
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Polling for parliamentary election will be held tomorrow in Sri Lanka
In Sri Lanka, polling for the parliamentary election will be held tomorrow (Wednesday). The ruling Rajapaksa brothers are looking for a super-majority in parliament to change the constitution and ...