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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 ...
Harini Amarasuriya, who was appointed prime minister after Dissanayake won the 2024 presidential elections, was re-appointed prime minister on 18 November 2024. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] In the north and east, a decrease in support amongst Tamil and Muslim voters for traditional ethnic parties were given as reasons for the NPP's success.
Parliamentary elections have been held in Sri Lanka since the first in 1947, under three different constitutions: the Soulbury Constitution, the 1972 Constitution, and the currently enforced 1978 Constitution. Sixteen parliamentary elections have been held up to and including the 2020 election. The seventeenth is scheduled for 14 November 2024. [1]
National State Assembly: 22 May 1972 1 22 May 1972 10 February 1977 10 February 1977 4 years, 8 months and 19 days Sri Lanka Freedom Party: 11 2nd National State Assembly: 4 August 1977 1 4 August 1977 7 September 1978 7 September 1978 1 year, 1 month and 3 days United National Party: Parliament of Sri Lanka (1978–present) 12 8th Parliament
The parliamentary election in Sri Lanka on 14 November, ... line in Sri Lanka has risen to 25.9 per cent. The World Bank forecasts the economy to grow by just 2.2 per cent in 2024.
14 November: Sri Lanka, Parliament [107] 16 November: Gabon, Constitutional Referendum; 17 November: Senegal, Parliament [108] 19 November: American Samoa, Governor (2nd round) 24 November: Romania, President (1st round) [109] (election nullified) Switzerland, Referendums [110] Uruguay, President (2nd round) [111]
Sri Lanka elects on the national level a head of state – the president – and a legislature. Sri Lanka has a multi-party system, with two dominant political parties . All elections are administered by the Election Commission of Sri Lanka .
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 ...