Five Key Runners In Sri Lanka's Presidential Race

Sri Lanka votes in a presidential election next month, the first since the country's unprecedented economic crisis forced Gotabaya Rajapaksa from office in 2022, with incumbent President Ranil Wickremesinghe facing formidable opposition. Here are the five key contenders for the September 21 poll in the majority-Buddhist island nation of around 22 million people. Right-wing liberal Wickremesinghe is leveraging his economic management skills to secure re-election for a five-year term. The 75-year-old lawyer, a six-time prime minister, was elected by parliament in July 2022 to replace Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who resigned after...