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    Ranil Wickremesinghe, the outgoing president who lost to Dissanayake in last month's presidential election, is not contesting a parliamentary election for the first time since 1977. The Rajapaksa brothers - Mahinda, Gotabaya, Chamal and Basil - will not contest the parliamentary election after decades-long representation.

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    The IMF has stated that Wickremesinghe's administration made significant progress in repairing the nation's ruined finances after a $46 billion foreign debt default in 2022. The IMF is due to send another mission to Colombo on the day of the polls to review progress, after declaring that Sri Lanka was "not out of the woods yet".

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    Will Sri Lanka hold a parliamentary election on Thursday?
    C OLOMBO: Sri Lanka is set to hold its parliamentary election on Thursday with all arrangements in place to ensure a fair and transparent process, a top election commission official has said. Voting will take place at over 13,314 polling stations across the country, from 7 am to 4 pm local time on Thursday.

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    Who opted out of Sri Lanka's election race?
    Scores of ministers and deputies from the past regime have opted out of the race. Meanwhile, the Asian Network for Free Elections (ANFREL) said it deployed short-term observers on November 11 across Sri Lanka while 13 long-term observers were deployed earlier to observe election-related activities in the island nation.

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    Will the NPP do something good for Sri Lanka?
    I am hopeful the NPP might do something good for this country,” he said. COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is looking to consolidate his party's power in Thursday's parliamentary election to help him implement his election pledges to solve the country's economic woes and foster good governance.

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    Why did Sri Lanka resign in 2022?
    The government also slashed taxes in 2019, depleting the treasury just as the virus hit. Foreign exchange reserves plummeted, leaving Sri Lanka unable to pay for imports or defend its currency, the rupee. Sri Lanka’s economic upheaval led to a political crisis that forced then-President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to resign in 2022.

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    Ranil Wickremesinghe: The six-time Sri Lankan PM who became …

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    Sri Lanka: Ranil Wickremesinghe elected president by MPs - BBC

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    Sri Lanka’s newly elected president is sworn into office

    Jul 21, 2022 · Veteran politician Ranil Wickremesinghe, seen as an ally of his ousted predecessor, is taking charge of a nation bitterly angry he will remain in power amid an economic crisis.

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    Ranil Wickremesinghe bids an emotional farewell to Lanka …

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    Wickremesinghe chosen Sri Lanka PM in effort to quell …

    May 12, 2022 · Five-time former Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has been reappointed in an effort to bring stability to the island nation that's engulfed in a political and economic crisis.

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    Ranil Wickremesinghe becomes interim president of Sri Lanka

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    New Sri Lankan president sworn in, police clear protest site

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