BBC (Saturday): Sri Lanka leader sacks parliament

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BBC (Saturday): Sri Lanka leader sacks parliament

From the BBC Online
Dated Saturday February 7 20:37 GMT (12:37 pm PST)

Sri Lanka leader sacks parliament

President Chandrika Kumaratunga has dissolved the Sri Lankan parliament, paving the way for snap elections.
National ballots for the 225-member legislature will be held on 2 April, nearly four years ahead of schedule.
Mrs Kumaratunga has been in a power struggle with Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe since his party took control of parliament in December 2001.
The new elections give her party a chance to win back full power, but the destructive rivalry could yet continue.

Is Mrs Kumaratunga a Republican?

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