Sri Lanka votes in first poll since economic collapse
Cash-strapped Sri Lanka was voting for its next president Saturday in an effective referendum on an unpopular International Monetary Fund austerity plan enacted after the island nation's unprecedented financial crisis.
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Sri Lanka begins voting for its next president
Cash-strapped Sri Lanka began voting for its next president Saturday in an effective referendum on an unpopular International Monetary Fund austerity plan enacted after the island nation's unprecedented financial crisis.
Polls open in Sri Lanka presidential election
The vote comes after Sri Lanka defaulted on its foreign debt 2022, triggering the worst economic crisis in decades.Polling stations opened in Sri Lanka on Saturday for the first presidential election since the 2022 economic crisis,
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