Thursday, April 25, 2024

Topic: Sri Lanka parliament

Sri Lanka will not hold elections due to coronavirus

Sri Lanka will not conduct the parliamentary elections as scheduled on April 25 due to the coronavirus outbreak, Mahinda Deshapriya, the chairman of the country's election commission, said.

Sri Lankan President dissolves parliament amid political crisis

Vijitha Herath, spokesperson for the leftist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), said the dissolution violated the constitution deepening the country’s crisis.