Sri Lanka PM loses confidence vote

By Ranga Sirilal and Shihar Aneez
Updated November 15 2018 - 6:31am, first published 6:28am
A political crisis has erupted in Sri Lanka after the prime minister lost a no-confidence vote.
A political crisis has erupted in Sri Lanka after the prime minister lost a no-confidence vote.

Sri Lanka's parliament passed a no-confidence motion against newly appointed Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, presenting a standoff with the opposition and throwing the country deeper into turmoil.

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