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Tag: politics

SLFP Nimal Siripala group extends support to Ranil
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SLFP Nimal Siripala group extends support to Ranil

The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) faction led by Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva has announced its decision to extend…

byCeylon Independent01/08/2024
How your 2nd Choice is Counted?
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How your 2nd Choice is Counted?

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byCeylon Independent31/07/202431/07/2024
Presidential polls : Cash deposit placed for Opposition Leader Sajith
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Presidential polls : Cash deposit placed for Opposition Leader Sajith

A cash deposit has been placed on behalf of the Opposition and Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Leader MP Sajith Premadasa…

byCeylon Independent31/07/2024
RANIL GETS ADDITIONAL SUPPORT
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RANIL GETS ADDITIONAL SUPPORT

92 government MPs pledged their support to President Ranil Wickremesinghe for the upcoming Presidential Elections. Analysts suggested that the incumbent…

byCeylon Independent30/07/2024
SLPP to have their own candidate
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SLPP to have their own candidate

Namal Rajapaksha through “Twitter” With our decision to field our own candidate, we acknowledge past challenges and commit to unity,…

byCeylon Independent30/07/2024
President Thanks MP’s for the Support
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President Thanks MP’s for the Support

I want to thank the MPs who’ve been with me on this journey. To those who stood by me from…

byCeylon Independent30/07/2024
Group of SLPP Ministers and MPs express support to President Ranil
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Group of SLPP Ministers and MPs express support to President Ranil

Despite the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) politburo deciding to field their own candidate in the upcoming Presidential election, a…

byCeylon Independent30/07/2024
RANIL RETURNS
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RANIL RETURNS

The announcement by the SLPP of fielding its own candidate for the 2024 Presidential election sees the formal death of…

byCeylon Independent29/07/2024
DHAMMIKA PERERA likely SLPP candidate
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DHAMMIKA PERERA likely SLPP candidate

In a matter of hours it is likely that billionaire Dhammika Perera will be anointed as the SLPP presidential candidate…

byCeylon Independent29/07/202429/07/2024
SJB questions EC’s double standards after only Sajith’s Sakwala & Husma programs stopped
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SJB questions EC’s double standards after only Sajith’s Sakwala & Husma programs stopped

Sri Lanka’s main opposition, the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) has questioned the National Election Commission’s lack of equal action concerning…

byCeylon Independent29/07/2024

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