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Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya waves to her party National People’s Power (NPP) supporters during a rally on the last day of campaigning for the 17th Parliamentary Election in Piliyandala suburb in Colombo, Sri Lanka, November 11, 2024. REUTERS/Thilina Kaluthotage/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights COLOMBO, Nov 18 (Reuters) – Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake retained the key finance minister portfolio and reappointed Harini Amarasuriya as prime minister on Monday as the Indian Ocean island nation targets stronger recovery from a draining financial crisis. Dissanayake, whose leftist coalition won a record 159 seats in the 225-member parliament in a general election last week,…

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The party of Sri Lanka’s new Marxist-leaning President Anura Kumara Dissanayake won a two-thirds majority in parliament, according to official election results Friday, providing a strong mandate for his program for economic revival. Dissanayake’s National People’s Power Party won 159 of the 225 seats, according to the Elections Commission. AP News – November 15, 2024 The Samagi Jana Balawegaya, or United People’s Power Party, led by opposition leader Sajith Premadasa had 40 seats and was in second place. The election comes at a decisive time for Sri Lankans, as the island nation is struggling to emerge from its worst economic…

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With just one day to go, the race for the White House is deadlocked – both at the national level and in the all-important battleground states. The polls are so close, within the margin of error, that either Donald Trump or Kamala Harris could actually be two or three points better off – enough to win comfortably. BBC News – November 4, 2024 There is a compelling case to make for why each may have the edge when it comes to building a coalition of voters in the right places, and then ensuring they actually turn out. Let’s start with…

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