Ranil Wickremesinghe to contest Sri Lanka Presidential polls as independent candidate July 26, 2024 at 12:16AM

Ranil Wickremesinghe filed his nomination for the upcoming Sri Lankan presidential election as an independent candidate as his lawyers submitted a bail deposit on Friday. The election will be pivotal for Sri Lanka's economic recovery and debt restructuring program with international creditors, including progress involving countries such as India, France, Japan, and China.