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NPP’s unexpected two-thirds victory leaves battered opposition struggling to regroup
President Dissanayake to address newly elected MPs next week; plans visits to India and China in coming weeks For the first time in Sri Lanka’s political history, a single party went beyond a ...
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After Thursday’s electoral deluge; Sri Lanka’s re-imagined dawn
We have changed’ announced the ‘Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna’ (JVP)’s General Secretary Tilvin Silva on Thursday, addressing an intently listening audience comprising President Anura Kumara Dissanayake ...
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NPP given ‘powerful mandate’ to fulfill people’s great expectations
The NPP’s election result of 141 seats from 22 districts was further boosted by the addition of 18 seats received through the national list to clinch a commanding 159 seats in the House, enabling the ...
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Justice Murdu Fernando next Chief Justice
The Constitutional Council (CC) has approved President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s recommendation to appoint Supreme Court Justice Murdu Fernando as the next Chief Justice. She will succeed Chief ...