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1. www.business-standard.com › world-news › rajapaksasRajapaksas to launch political bid in Sri Lanka, to target ...

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   5 days ago · The SLPP was forced to elect arch-rival Wickremesinghe to serve the balance term of Gotabaya Rajapaksa. One of the SLPP Members of Parliament was killed by an angry mob. The properties of nearly 100 other party seniors were set on fire in the outpouring of public outrage over their inability to handle the economic crisis.

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3. economynext.com › fearing-legal-action-globallyFearing legal action globally, Sri Lanka parliament calls to ...

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   1 day ago · Canada last year imposed financial sanctions to freeze the assets of former Sri Lankan presidents Mahinda Rajapaksa and Gotabaya Rajapaksa, citing rights abuses. Some top Sri Lankan military officials have been deprived of taking part in lucrative UN Peacekeeping Missions due to human rights allegations during the war.

4. frontline.thehindu.com › world-affairs › sri-lankaSri Lanka: Is it time for change? - Frontline

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   5 days ago · The election will be the first after the mass protests of 2022 that sent the then Prime Minister, Mahinda Rajapaksa, home, forced the then President, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, into hiding abroad,...

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6. www.siasat.com › rajapaksas-to-launch-politicalRajapaksas to launch political comeback bid in Sri Lanka

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   5 days ago · The SLPP was forced to elect arch-rival Wickremesinghe to serve the balance term of Gotabaya Rajapaksa. One of the SLPP Members of Parliament was killed by an angry mob. The properties of nearly 100 other party seniors were set on fire in the outpouring of public outrage over their inability to handle the economic crisis.

7. counterpoint.lk › pardoning-the-prodigal-sonPardoning the Prodigal Son - CounterPoint

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   1 day ago · There was more reason for celebration for Gnanasara thero soon after: Gotabaya Rajapaksa who succeeded Sirisena in making a mess of the country appointed Gnanasara thero to head a special task force on ‘One Country, One Law’! The irony was not lost on most observers. To be fair, it is not that Gnanasara thero offended thereafter.

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   What happened to Gotabaya Rajapaksa?

   • In 2019, Gotabaya Rajapaksa was voted to power after the bomb blasts of April the same year. But in less than three years, a people’s uprising, largely peaceful, threw him out.

   Sri Lanka: Is it time for change?

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   Will Sri Lanka's Rajapaksa clan launch a political comeback bid?

   • (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena, Fi Sri Lanka's powerful Rajapaksa clan, which suffered political battering due to the country's worst economic crisis in 2022, will launch its political comeback bid on Sunday by targeting the impending elections.

   Rajapaksas to launch political bid in Sri Lanka, to target elections

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   Why did Mahinda Rajapaksa resign in 2022?

   • In 2022, a series of circumstances combined to propel him to the Prime Minister’s office, after Mahinda Rajapaksa resigned as Prime Minister following public protests. Wickremesinghe was later appointed President by parliament after the then President, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, fled the country. Mahinda’s fall from the pedestal was even more stunning.

   Sri Lanka: Is it time for change?

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   Why did Gotabaya flee in 2022?

   • In 2022, Gotabaya had to flee the country after people filled the streets demanding accountability following massive economic hardship. Now, however, the ground has shifted, and politicians across the spectrum are unable to find a viable slogan to attract the people.

   Sri Lanka: Is it time for change?

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9. indianexpress.com › article › worldSri Lankan President Wickremesinghe will vie for re-election ...

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   4 days ago · Wickremesinghe, from the arch-rival party United National Party (UNP), succeeded SLPP-elected president Gotabaya Rajapaksa to become president for the rest of Rajapaksa's term when the latter was ousted, after the island nation declared first international default, during street protests which lasted between April and July of 2022.

10. www.ft.lk › ft_view__editorial › Polls-should-not-bePolls should not be postponed under any circumstances

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    1 day ago · The President is in office on borrowed time and is only there to serve out the rest of the term of Gotabaya Rajapaksa. He is entitled to contest the next Presidential election if he so wishes and place his fate in the hands of the voters. There is growing consensus in the country that for economic stability there must be political stability.