CNN: Sri Lanka's President dissolves parliament and calls snap election amid political crisis
Colombo, Sri Lanka (CNN)The President of Sri Lanka dissolved parliament on Friday and called a snap election for January 5, in a move aimed at ending a political standoff that has disrupted its capital, Colombo, for weeks.
Last month, President Maithripala Sirisena sacked Ranil Wickremesinghe as prime minister and appointed controversial former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, which triggered protests and violence leaving one person dead.
Wickremesinghe denounced Sirisena's attempt to remove him from office and refused to leave the official prime minister's residence, claiming the president does not have the power to take such action.
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Political Crisis In Sri Lanka News Updates November 11, 2018
Sri Lanka president dissolves parliament and calls for election in bid to solve political crisis -- ABC News Online
Sri Lankan leader says dissolved parliament to avoid fights -- FOX News/AP
Sri Lankan president dissolves Parliament and calls for fresh elections, deepening political crisis -- Washington Post
Sri Lanka's main party to take sacking of parliament to court -- Al Jazeera
Court challenge after Sri Lankan president dissolves parliament -- The Guardian
U.S. and others denounce dissolution of Sri Lanka parliament as undemocratic -- Reuters
