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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 .
Why Sri Lanka’s parliamentary election today matters for its future. Maroosha Muzaffar. November 14, 2024 at 6:15 AM ... The World Bank forecasts the economy to grow by just 2.2 per cent in 2024.
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 ...
22 September – 2024 Sri Lankan presidential election: The second round concludes, with NPP candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayake being declared as president-elect of Sri Lanka. Dissanayake receives 55.89% of votes, defeating Sajith Premadasa with 44.11%. [116] 23 September Anura Kumara Dissanayake is inaugurated as the 10th President of Sri ...
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.
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]
“My prediction has not changed,” Lichtman said on his YouTube channel. “I have frequently made my prediction correctly in defiance of the polls, it’s based on 160 years of precedent.”
The President of Sri Lanka is directly elected by voters for a five-year term. [1] Below is a list of presidential elections in Sri Lanka, including the number of votes obtained by each candidate and voter turnout. [2]