Sri Lanka Supreme Court overturns dissolution of parliament
2018-11-14 09:36:58 source：The Aljazeera
November 14, 2018
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has overturned President Maithripala Sirisena's decision to dissolve parliament and ordered a halt to preparations for snap elections.
The decision on Tuesday was the latest in a protracted political crisis triggered by Sirisena's surprise move on October 26 to fire Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and replace him with Mahinda Rajapaksa, a controversial former president.
Both men, however, are claiming the post of prime minister, and Wickremesinghe is holed up in the official residence and refusing to step down.
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