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Sri Lanka veers toward crisis as prime minister dismissed, parliament suspended
By artappraiser on Sat, 10/27/2018 - 2:02pm |By Amantha Parera and Joanna Slater @ WashingtonPost.com, Oct. 27
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka appeared on the brink of a constitutional crisis Saturday with two men each claiming to be the country’s rightful prime minister while the president suspended parliament until the middle of next month.
The showdown began late Friday, when the increasingly tenuous governing coalition collapsed. President Maithripala Sirisena replaced Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe after months of tension between the two men, who lead different parties.
Governments around the world and in the region are watching the developments closely, particularly India and China, which have engaged in a struggle for influence in the island nation. On Friday, the U.S. State Department called on “all parties to act in accordance with Sri Lanka’s constitution, refrain from violence, and follow due process.” [....]
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