Sri Lanka will hold a presidential election on Sept. 21 that will likely be a test of confidence in President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s efforts to resolve the country’s worst economic crisis. The date was announced by the independent elections commission Friday. It also said nominations will be accepted on Aug. 15.
FILE - Sri Lanka n President Ranil Wickremesinghe greets a group of school children who welcomed him with a song during the 76th Independence Day commemoration ceremony of Sri Lanka in Colombo, Sri Lanka , on Feb. 4, 2024. Sri Lanka ’s independent elections commission has said the country’s presidential elections will be held on Sept. 21, 2024, a vote that will likely be a test of confidence on Wickremesinghe’s efforts to resolve the country’s worst economic crisis.
It will be the first election in the South Asian island nation after it declared bankruptcy in 2022 and suspended repayments on some $83 billion in domestic and foreign loans. Last month, Wickremesinghe announced that his government has struck a debt restructuring deal with countries including India, France, Japan and China — marking a key step in the country’s economic recovery after defaulting on debt repayment in 2022.
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