Colombo, Sri Lanka’s political crisis entered its second month on Tuesday with legislators loyal to former President Mahinda Rajapaksa boycotting parliamentary sessions for a second time, against Speaker Karu Jayasuriya’s decision to not recognize them as the legitimate government. Several MPs including Rajapakse, who was appointed as the Prime Minister[Read More…]
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Sri Lankan President sets Jan 5 for parliamentary polls
Colombo: Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has signed a special gazette notification dissolving parliament and declaring January 5, 2019, as the date for a snap parliamentary election. The President said late Friday that parliament would stand dissolved from Saturday 12 a.m. and nominations for the parliamentary elections would be called[Read More…]