Sri Lankan Parliament dissolved

<p class="body">The Seventh Parliament of Sri Lanka, which lasted a little more than five years, has been dissolved with immediate effect.&nbsp;<span style="line-height: 20.3999996185303px;">The country would face the general election on August 17, a senior official in the Government Printing Department told&nbsp;</span><i style="line-height: 20.3999996185303px;">The Hindu</i><span style="line-height: 20.3999996185303px;">, quoting an order issued by President Maithripala Sirisena.&nbsp;</span><span style="line-height: 20.3999996185303px;">The dissolution, which came into effect on the midnight of Friday, took place 10 months ahead of the completion of the present House.
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