Category: Politics
S R Attygalle appointed Secretary to the Treasury & Finance Ministry
Nov 19, 2019 (LBO) – Former Central Bank Deputy Governor S R Attygalle has been appointed as the Treasury Secretary and Secretary to the Ministry of Finance. Former Treasury Secretary P B Jayasundera was appointed as the President’s Secretary. Jayasundera received his appointment letter from President Gotabaya Rajapaksa today. Oshada Senanayake was appointed as the […]
Peaceful electoral process marred by an uneven playing field: EU election observators
Nov 18, 2019 (LBO) – The European Union election observation mission (EU EOM) has concluded that the presidential election was largely free of violence and technically well-managed, but that unregulated campaign spending, abuse of state resources and media bias affected the level playing field. Presenting the mission’s preliminary statement in Colombo, Chief Observer Marisa Matias […]
United States looks forward to working with President Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Nov 18, 2019 (LBO) – The United States congratulates the people of Sri Lanka on their democratic presidential election and said they are looking forward to working with President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. The US embassy said in a statement that Sri Lanka has continued to show the strength and resilience of its republic with a free, […]
Gotabaya Rajapaksa sworn in as 7th Executive President of Sri Lanka
Nov 18, 2019 (LBO) – Gotabaya Rajapaksa took the oath of office on Monday as the 7th Executive President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. The swearing-in ceremony was held before the Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya and Secretary to the President Udaya R. Seneviratne at the Ruwanweli Seya in Anuradhapura. “We want to […]
Parliamentary Election to be decided after discussing with Speaker & Party Leaders: PM
Nov 17, 2019 (LBO) – Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe says that he is looking forward to discussing the next parliamentary election with the Speaker, Party Leaders, and MPs of the Government. Issuing a special statement, Wickremesinghe congratulated the newly elected Seventh Executive President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa.
‘s Minister of Finance
Nov 17, 2019 (LBO) – Mangala Samaraweera has resigned as Minister of Finance with immediate effect following the Presidential Election. Earlier in the day, Minister Malik Samarawickrama, Ajith P Perera and Harin Fernando resigned from their ministerial portfolios. Resignation letter addressed to President Maithripala Sirisena:
We are studying 19th Amendment to plan immediate programme of action: Mahinda Rajapaksa
Nov 17, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Opposition Leader Mahinda Rajapaksa says that after the new President takes oaths, they will be studying the provisions of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution to plan their immediate programme of action. Releasing a statement, he said that this presidential election differs from all previous presidential elections, because […]
‘s mandate
Nov 17, 2019 (LBO) – Presidential Candidate Sajith Premadasa says that he is respecting the mandate given by the people and congratulates the seventh President of Sri Lanka, Gothabaya Rajapakse. Publishing a special statement in the official facebook account of Minister Harin Fernando, Premadasa stated that he has decided to step down as Deputy Leader […]
Sri Lanka Presidential Election: Gotabaya requests supporters to celebrate victory peacefully
Nov 17, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) requests their supporters to celebrate the victory peacefully, releasing a statement, party’s Media Spokesman Dullas Alahapperuma said. Alahapperuma urged party supporters to commemorate the victory without harming the ideals introduced to the Sri Lankan election culture. Releasing the final report of the Presidential Election 2019, […]
Sri Lanka Presidential Election 2019: Voters head to polls as election gets underway
Nov 16, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lankans have begun casting votes in Presidential Elections after weeks of campaigns which largely focused on national security and prosperity of the country. A record number of 35 candidates are running for this year’s election including a retired army chief, two Buddhist monks, and just one female candidate. The […]
I request that we all respect law and order and act peaceably especially after the results are announced – PM
November 16, 2019 (LBO) – Statement from the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka Ranil Wickremesinghe on today’s Presidential election: “Through the 19th Amendment, we have established independent commissions and created a democratic, legal and peaceful environment throughout the country. All arrangements have been made to hold tomorrow’s Presidential election in this newly created environment. Election […]
All eyes on AKD as election campaigning ends at midnight
November 13, 2019 (LBO) – Intense campaigning for Sri Lanka’s Presidency will come to an end tonight at midnight. After a 48 hour cooling off period, Sri Lankans will go to the polls on November 16th to decide who will be the nation’s next President. Although the two main contenders are Housing Minister Sajith Premadasa […]