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Presidential Election

International

South Koreans to rally for presidential hopefuls before vote

2025-06-01T02:00:00.000Z
To bolster growth further, Sri Lanka’s new leader will have to complete restructuring debt and follow through on IMF-mandated reforms to keep the funds flowing.
International

Sri Lanka economy expands 4.7% ahead of presidential vote

2024-09-13T13:34:24.000Z
A day after Wickremesinghe, who holds only one seat in parliament, failed to get official backing from Sri Lanka’s biggest political party, 92 lawmakers in the 225-member house flocked to back him.
International

Sri Lanka president gets backing from 92 lawmakers for re-election bid

2024-07-30T15:59:00.000Z
Wickremesinghe, 75, took office in July 2022 after widespread protests caused by the debilitating financial crisis.
International

Sri Lanka to elect new president on Sept 21 amid critical economic reforms

2024-07-26T07:10:11.000Z
There is concern that the region’s stability is at stake with this election.
International

Why Venezuela’s election might actually matter this time

2024-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
Masoud Pezeshkian says the first round turnout was lower than expected, but not an act "against the system".
International

Iran reformist Pezeshkian wins presidential election

2024-07-06T05:05:37.000Z
We take a look back at some of the major events that took place in 2023.
International

Year in review: Major headline-grabbing events of 2023

2023-12-27T05:50:00.000Z
President Ranil Wickremesinghe, whose term ends in November, is likely to seek a mandate for the economic reforms he is carrying out in exchange for a US$3 billion bailout loan from the IMF.
International

Sri Lanka plans for presidential election between September and October

2024-05-09T12:47:46.000Z
The two rivals of Defence Minister and former special forces commander Prabowo Subianto (pictured) have both asked the Constitutional Court to disqualify him from a contest he won by a huge margin, arguing widespread distribution of social aid in key areas had swayed the vote in his favour.
Asean Business

Indonesia court to rule on petitions seeking presidential election re-run

2024-04-21T22:47:47.000Z
Prabowo Subianto, presidential candidate and Indonesia's defence minister, centre, and Gibran Rakabuming Raka, vice-presidential candidate. Independent poll monitors have so far given no indication of irregularities significant enough to impact the outcome.
International

Indonesia's largest party seeks parliamentary probe into alleged election irregularities

2024-02-26T10:53:52.000Z
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