Sri Lanka votes for new parliament as economic recovery hangs in balance
Voice of America
People queue up to cast their votes at a polling station during the parliamentary election in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Nov. 14, 2024.
Sri Lanka began voting in a snap election on Thursday which will determine if the island nation wants to empower its new, leftist President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to push his pro-poor policies as it recovers from a financial meltdown.
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