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Presidential elections were held in Sri Lanka on 21 September 2024. [1] [2] Incumbent president Ranil Wickremesinghe ran for re-election as an independent candidate, making him the first sitting president to run for re-election since Mahinda Rajapaksa in 2015.
The Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance (SLPFA), led by Mahinda Rajapaksa, won a large majority in the 2020 Sri Lankan parliamentary election on 5 August 2020. [14] During their tenure, the government under President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa faced multiple crises, including the COVID-19 pandemic and an economic crisis, which culminated into widespread protests ...
Below is a list of presidential elections in Sri Lanka, ... 2024 Election. 2019 Election. 2015 Election. 2010 Election. 2005 Election. 1999 Election. 1994 Election.
September 19, 2024 at 2:22 AM. By Sudipto Ganguly and Uditha Jayasinghe. COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lankans will vote for a new president in a tightly contested election on Saturday, with the outcome ...
August 15, 2024 at 3:53 AM. COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s elections commission on Thursday accepted applications from a record 39 candidates to run in next month’s presidential ...
September 25, 2024 at 4:51 AM. By Uditha Jayasinghe and Sudipto Ganguly. COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka will hold a parliamentary election on Nov. 14, the government announced on Tuesday, less than ...
Presidential elections are scheduled to be held in Sri Lanka between 23 July and 23 August 2029. The election may be held earlier under exceptional circumstances if the incumbent president, after completing four years of his first term, issues a proclamation requesting a fresh mandate from the electorate to seek a second term. [1] [2]
Sri Lanka will hold a presidential election on Sept. 21 that will likely be a test of confidence in President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s efforts to resolve the country’s worst economic crisis.