Sri Lanka's presidential election: Where are the women?
WEBSep 11, 2024 · Not one of the 38 contenders in Sri Lanka's presidential election this month is a woman, a stark contrast in the Indian Ocean island where women make up more than half the voters and the workforce.
Who are the five key candidates in Sri Lanka's presidential election ...
WEB1 day ago · Item 1 of 5 Sri Lanka's president Ranil Wickremesinghe gestures as he arrives at his final election campaign rally for the upcoming presidential election, scheduled for September 21, in Colombo ...
Who Are the Five Key Candidates in Sri Lanka's Presidential Election?
WEB1 day ago · Wickremesinghe's re-election bid failed to get formal backing from the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), the party with the most seats in the 225-member parliament, but the support of more than ...
Sri Lanka's Presidential Election: Where Are the Women? - U.S.
WEBSep 11, 2024 · Women make up 52% of the more than 17 million Sri Lankans set to vote for a new president on Sept. 21, hoping to boost political stability and economic growth as the country grapples with its...
Sri Lanka’s Presidential Manifestos: What’s Promised for Women?
WEBSep 6, 2024 · The manifestos of Sri Lanka’s presidential candidates reveal varying levels of commitment to addressing women’s issues through legal and policy reforms.
Sri Lanka Elections: A Look At The 5 Key Candidates And What …
WEB17 hours ago · Ranil Wickremesinghe's re-election bid failed to get formal backing from the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), the party with the most seats in the 225-member parliament, but the support of more ...
Sri Lanka's plantation workers live on the margins. But politicians ...
WEB2 days ago · SPRING VALLEY, Sri Lanka (AP) — Whoever Sri Lanka’s next president is, Muthuthevarkittan Manohari isn’t expecting much to change in her daily struggle to feed the four children and elderly mother with whom she lives in a dilapidated room in a tea plantation.. Both leading candidates in Saturday’s presidential election are promising to give land to the country’s hundreds of thousands ...
Still reeling from crisis, Sri Lanka holds pivotal election - BBC
WEBIn all, a record 38 candidates are contesting the 21 September election, none of them women. In 2019, Sajith Premadasa, leader of the country's main opposition party, won 42% of the popular vote ...
Sri Lanka Holds Elections, With Economy on the Ballot - Foreign …
WEB19 hours ago · September 19, 2024, 3:14 PM. On Sept. 21, 17 million Sri Lankans will cast their vote to select the country’s next president. This is the first popular election since the country defaulted on ...
39 candidates are approved for Sri Lanka's presidential election, …
WEBAug 15, 2024 · Sri Lanka’s elections commission has accepted applications from a record 39 candidates to run in next month’s presidential election, which will decide the course of the country’s financial reforms to survive an unprecedented economic crisis.
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