Sri Lanka Parliamentary Elections
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Sri Lankan President's Party Wins Majority, Has Complex History With India
The sweeping mandate to the left coalition underlines widening support for his leftist policies, giving him the power to push through his plans to fight poverty and graft in the island nation struggling to emerge from the worst financial crisis.
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Sri Lanka Parliamentary Election: Ruling Rajapaksa Alliance Wins Two-Thirds "Super Majority"
The party of Sri Lanka's ruling Rajapaksa brothers secured a two thirds majority in a parliamentary election that should help strengthen their grip on power.
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Former President Rajapaksa Plans Comeback as Sri Lanka Votes
Sri Lankans began voting Monday in parliamentary elections in which former strongman Mahinda Rajapaksa is hoping to become prime minister, eight months after losing the presidency.
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Sri Lankan President Refuses Nomination for Predecessor
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has said he would not give nomination to his predecessor Mahinda Rajapakse to contest the parliamentary elections from the main opposition United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA).
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Former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse to Contest for Prime Minister's Post
Former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapakse has decided to contest for the post of prime minister in the parliamentary elections scheduled to be held after April 23.
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Sri Lankan President's Party Wins Majority, Has Complex History With India
The sweeping mandate to the left coalition underlines widening support for his leftist policies, giving him the power to push through his plans to fight poverty and graft in the island nation struggling to emerge from the worst financial crisis.
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Sri Lanka Parliamentary Election: Ruling Rajapaksa Alliance Wins Two-Thirds "Super Majority"
The party of Sri Lanka's ruling Rajapaksa brothers secured a two thirds majority in a parliamentary election that should help strengthen their grip on power.
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Former President Rajapaksa Plans Comeback as Sri Lanka Votes
Sri Lankans began voting Monday in parliamentary elections in which former strongman Mahinda Rajapaksa is hoping to become prime minister, eight months after losing the presidency.
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Sri Lankan President Refuses Nomination for Predecessor
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has said he would not give nomination to his predecessor Mahinda Rajapakse to contest the parliamentary elections from the main opposition United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA).
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Former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse to Contest for Prime Minister's Post
Former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapakse has decided to contest for the post of prime minister in the parliamentary elections scheduled to be held after April 23.
