Sri Lanka to elect next President, voting underway in Parliament; Ranil Wickremesinghe among top 3 contenders
Sri Lankan crisis: Ranil Wickremesinghe and Dullas Alahaperuma are among the top two contenders. Alahapperuma was campaigning hard for the presidential race along with his prime ministerial candidate Sajith Premadasa in a bid to persuade the Tamil MPs to vote for him.
Jul 20, 2022, 11:44 AM IST
Sri Lankan crisis: Three-way fight for Presidency, acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe also in the race
Sri Lankan crisis: Ranil Wickremesinghe, 73, will face off against Dullas Alahapperuma, a 63-year-old staunch Sinhala Buddhist nationalist and a key member of the breakaway group of the ruling Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) party and the leftist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) Anura Kumara Dissanayake, 53, it was officially announced in Parliament.
Jul 19, 2022, 12:03 PM IST
