Sri Lanka's strongman leader Mahinda Rajapaksa on Sunday called his five-decade-long association with Sri Lanka Freedom Party, news agency PTI reported. According to reports, Rajapaksa has now joined hands with the newly-formed Sri Lanka People's Party (SLPP).

Confident of 'sweeping' January 5 snap polls, Rajapaksa ends 50-year association with Sirisena's party

Sri Lanka's largest party announced Saturday a legal challenge to President Maithripala Sirisena's sacking of parliament, a move that has plunged the Indian Ocean island nation into fresh turmoil and alarmed the international community.

Legal challenge looms as Sri Lankan main party readies to challenge parliament sacking

Sri Lankan Speaker Karu Jayasuriya said Wednesday he wanted a floor test in parliament to resolve the issue of two prime ministers in the country which arose following the sacking of Ranil Wickremesinghe and replacing him with Mahinda Rajapaksa.

Sri Lanka assembly Speaker presses for floor test to end political crisis

In a setback to Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena, a deputy minister of his United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) government resigned Tuesday and backed ousted prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe in the ongoing political crisis.

Lanka political crisis: Deputy minister Nanayakkara resigns Sirisena govt, joins Ranil Wickremsinghe

Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena Sunday announced that he would lift the suspension of parliament in 10 days as international pressure mounted on him to open the legislature and resolve a leadership struggle.

Sri Lanka to lift parliament suspension in 10 days: President Maithripala Sirisena

The banquet hall at Sri Lanka's ousted prime minister's official residence is packed with supporters -- many sleeping on chairs and the floor -- who have come to stand guard as he tussles for power with an old rival.

Sacked Sri Lankan PM's residence becomes symbol of power struggle

Sri Lanka's deposed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said the United States and Japan had frozen more than a billion dollars of development aid after his abrupt dismissal raised doubts about the future of democracy in the island.

Sri Lanka's ousted PM Wickremesinghe says US, Japan freeze aid over political crisis

Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena appointed newly appointed Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa as the finance minister, the president's media division said on Monday.

Sri Lanka president appoints new PM Rajapaksa as finance minister

The party will meet for three days to deliberate on the reforms needed to implement them within two months

Sri Lanka's UNP backs its leader in no-confidence motion

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe's United National Party has been plunged into a crisis with the premier facing pressure to give up the party leadership, UNP sources said.

Sri Lanka's UNP in crisis after Rajapaksa comeback win

Team appointed by PM?Wickremesinghe suggests foreign involvement to probe war crimes in the civil war that ended in 2009, President opposes

Divide in Sri Lanka as panel backs foreign judges to probe war crimes

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