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		<title>Sri Lanka Crisis: A Miscalculation by Mahinda Rajapaksa that created a Turning Point in the Crisis</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Hundreds of supporters gathered Monday morning at the prime minister&#8217;s official house in Colombo, Sri Lanka&#8217;s commercial metropolis, to encourage Mahinda Rajapaksa not to resign. &#160; During the economic and social crisis, the country&#8217;s most powerful man, and scion of the dynasty to which his younger brother, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, also belongs, was considering a [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://theedgemedia.in/sri-lanka-crisis-a-miscalculation-by-mahinda-rajapaksa-that-created-a-turning-point-in-the-crisis">Sri Lanka Crisis: A Miscalculation by Mahinda Rajapaksa that created a Turning Point in the Crisis</a> appeared first on <a href="https://theedgemedia.in">The Edge Media</a>.</p>
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<p>During the economic and social crisis, the country&#8217;s most powerful man, and scion of the dynasty to which his younger brother, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, also belongs, was considering a move to pave the way for an interim government. According to witnesses, less than an hour later, members of the same crowd rampaged around the city with iron bars and hitting anti-government protestors, resulting in the worst day of violence in months of protests.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://theedgemedia.in/sri-lanka-crisis-a-miscalculation-by-mahinda-rajapaksa-that-created-a-turning-point-in-the-crisis">Sri Lanka Crisis: A Miscalculation by Mahinda Rajapaksa that created a Turning Point in the Crisis</a> appeared first on <a href="https://theedgemedia.in">The Edge Media</a>.</p>
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		<title>Sri Lankan President Loses Parliamentary Majority For Sri Lanka&#8217;s Economic Crisis</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>President Gotabaya Rajapaksa of Sri Lanka lost his majority in parliament on Tuesday, when a number of MPs from the governing party and its associates sat in the House on their own, abandoning the administration, which has been widely chastised for &#8220;mismanaging&#8221; the financial environment. The governing Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP or People&#8217;s Front)-led [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>President Gotabaya Rajapaksa of Sri Lanka lost his majority in parliament on Tuesday, when a number of MPs from the governing party and its associates sat in the House on their own, abandoning the administration, which has been widely chastised for &#8220;mismanaging&#8221; the financial environment. The governing Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP or People&#8217;s Front)-led alliance lost its support in the 225-member legislature after over 42 MPs, notably important ally Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP).</p>
<p>Their departure indicated the government&#8217;s reputation plummeting, which had given it a commanding two-thirds mandate in 2020. However, no vote of confidence has been set to assess the government&#8217;s or opposition&#8217;s power.</p>
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