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| Sri Lanka |
| Sri Lankan president dissolves parliament |
| 2010-02-10 |
| [Dawn] Sri Lanka's president Mahinda Rajapakse on Tuesday sacked the national parliament, clearing the way for a national election two months ahead of schedule, his spokesman said. Rajapakse, who won re-election in presidential polls last month, signed a decree dissolving the national assembly with effect from midnight Tuesday, spokesman Lucien Rajakarunanayake said. "It is now up to the elections commissioner to decide on the dates for the parliamentary election," he said. The legislature elected in 2004 could have continued till April but Rajapakse's latest move allows the ruling party to hold a snap election hot on the heels of his stunning success in the January 26 presidential vote. |
| Posted by:Fred |