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Former Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena to contest next President
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
Maithripala Sirisena made the announcement while speaking at a media briefing at the SLFP headquarters on .
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SLFP will support formation of new govt: Former Sri Lankan President infor
Updated : 10 months, 1 week ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 15 (ANI): Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) Leader Maithripala Sirisena on Sunday in a letter to newly appointed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said that his party will support the formation of a new government with the Prime Minister.
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Sri Lanka: Former President Sirisena calls for fresh elections
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 2 (ANI): Addressing a May Day rally organised by his party in Polonnaruwa, former Sri Lanka President and the chairman of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) Maithripala Sirisena on Sunday called for fresh elections in the country.
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Sri Lanka's political alliance moves bill to remove powers of executive pr
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 10 (ANI): Sri Lanka's parliamentary group of Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) on Sunday said that they have come up with a private member's bill to scrap the 20th amendment and remove the powers of the executive presidency.
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A timeline of investigation into 2019 Sri Lankan bombings
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 3 (ANI): As Easter Sunday approaches this year, it is time to take stock of the developments following the series of bomb blasts on April 21, 2019 that ripped through churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka, killing over 250 people and injuring hundreds.
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Sri Lanka Easter bombings investigation calls for former President Sirisen
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], February 24 (ANI): An investigation into the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka has called for the country's former President as well as senior police and intelligence officials to be prosecuted.
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Sri Lanka: Maithripala Sirisena congratulates Gotabaya on 'historic' victo
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Nov 18 (ANI): Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Sunday congratulated Gotabaya Rajapaksa on his "historic" victory in the presidential elections.
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Voting concludes in Sri Lanka presidential election
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Nov 16 (ANI): Voting in Sri Lankan Presidential election concluded on Saturday.
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Jaishankar welcomes opening of Jaffna airport, says will bring India, Sri
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 17 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday welcomed the opening of the Jaffna International Airport in Sri Lanka and congratulated Air India for inaugural flight to the island nation's northern town, saying it is a "historic moment" which will bring t
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President Sirisena to not contest Sri Lanka polls next month
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Oct 7 (ANI): Sri Lanka's incumbent President Maithripala Sirisena has decided not to contest the country's presidential elections scheduled to be held on November 16.
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Sirisena's support to Rajapaksa family will help China's designs in Sri La
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sept 18 (ANI): Amid growing tussle for power between President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, the upcoming presidential elections in Sri Lanka may lead to an alliance between SLPP (Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna) and SLFP (Sri Lanka Freedo
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Sri Lanka ends emergency rule 4 months after Easter attacks
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Aug 24 (ANI): Sri Lanka has officially ended the four months of emergency rule imposed in the wake of Easter terror bombings that killed more than 250 people on April 21.
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