Sri Lanka holds delayed local elections in first test for Dissanayake's government

Sri Lanka holds delayed local elections in first test for Dissanayake's government

Over 75,000 candidates from 49 political parties and 257 independent groups are contesting for 4-year terms in the local elections.

Sri Lanka stocks show mixed sentiment after local government election

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s All Share Price Index was trading in red within the first half hour of market open, as local government election results showed that the ruling party had no clear majority. The ASPI was 0.22 percent down, or 34.52 points, at 15,927.07. “The majority is not as expected, that could possibly be the reason,” Dimantha Mathew, Chief Research and Strategy Officer at First Capital Holdings PLC told EconomyNext. The S&P SL20 was…

Over 17 Million Sri Lankans Voted In Local Gov’t Polls

COLOMBO, May 7 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka went for a long-delayed nationwide local government election yesterday, for the first time in seven years. Over 17 million registered voters are eligible to cast their ballots, to elect representatives to 339 local bodies across the island, according to the chairman of the country’s election commission, R.M.A.L. Ratnayake. Voting was scheduled yesterday, from 7.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. local time. Sri Lankan p…

Polls close in Sri Lanka’s long-delayed Local Elections amid moderate public turnout - LNW Lanka News Web

May 06, Colombo (LNW): Voting for Sri Lanka’s long-postponed Local Government elections concluded on Tuesday evening, bringing an end to a politically charged day marked by moderate, yet regionally varied, voter engagement. The island-wide polling, which commenced at 7:00 a.m., officially drew to a close at 4:00 p.m., with vote counting expected to begin immediately. This election marks the country’s first local government vote in nearly seven y…

Sri Lanka’s President Seeks Reform Mandate From Local Elections

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