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Poland’s Duda holds slim lead in presidential election, exit poll suggests

editorJul 13, 20200

UTV | COLOMBO – Poland’s incumbent President Andrzej Duda holds a slim lead after Sunday’s presidential election, according to an exit poll. The poll on

Poland presidential election heads for second round – exit poll

editorJun 29, 20200

(UTV | POLAND) – Exit polls in Poland’s presidential election suggest the incumbent, Andrzej Duda, has finished first but without enough votes to win outright.

Poland’s clash of values in presidential election

editorJun 29, 20200

(UTV | COLOMBO) – Poles vote on Sunday in a presidential ballot that could place significant curbs on the power of their nationalist government. President

Malawi presidential election: Polls to open in historic re-run

editorJun 23, 20200

(UTV | COLOMBO) – Polls are to open in Malawi a year on from President Peter Mutharika’s disputed election victory that was annulled nearly five

Presidential Task Force to protect archaeological sites

editorMay 23, 20200

(UTV | COLOMBO) – President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said that a Presidential Task Force will be appointed under the Defence Secretary to conduct a comprehensive survey

Guinea-Bissau: Former PM Embalo wins presidential election – IMAGES]

editorJan 2, 20200

(UTV|Bissau) – Former Guinea-Bissau Prime Minister Umaro Cissoko Embalo has been elected president after winning a run-off vote against another ex-prime minister. The 47-year-old beat

Closing date for presidential poll postal vote applications on Sept 30

editorSep 21, 20190

(UTV|COLOMBO) – Polls chief Mahinda Deshapriya has informed that the closing date to accept postal vote applications for the presidential elections would be on September 30.

PAFFREL calls for new laws on presidential candidates

editorSep 21, 20190

(UTV|COLOMBO) – An elections monitoring group has called for new laws to prevent individuals from coming forward as presidential candidates to gain popularity or pledge their support to

“Sajith chosen as the Presidential candidate by the majority” – Eran

editorAug 20, 20190

(UTV|COLOMBO) – The United National Party (UNP) Leader, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has made the right decision in 2010 and 2015 and he will make

“Presidential candidate should be from SLFP to strengthen the Party” – Dayasiri Jayasekara

editorAug 16, 20190

(UTV|COLOMBO) – A presidential candidate must be named from the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) in order to strengthen the party, says SLFP General Secretary MP