Ranil was expecting the election to be a cakewalk as he hoped that the SLPP and Rajapaksas would back him like they did in 2022. However, the SLPP fielded Mahinda’s elder son, Namal, as its ...
Among the 38 contestants, three are regarded as the top contenders. They are President RanilWickremesinghe, Leader of the Opposition Sajith Premadasa and JVP/NPP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake.
Sri Lanka's top court found President RanilWickremesinghe guilty of "unlawful conduct" on Thursday for indefinitely delaying local polls seen as an unofficial referendum on his handling of the ...