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Presidential elections were held in Sri Lank on 8 January 2015. The elections took place two years ahead of schedule. [1] [2] Incumbent President Mahinda Rajapaksa was the ruling United People's Freedom Alliance's candidate, seeking a third term in office.
Parliamentary elections were held in Sri Lanka on 17 August 2015, ten months ahead of schedule, to elect 225 members to Sri Lanka's 15th Parliament. [1] [2] [3] [4]The United National Party (UNP) led United National Front for Good Governance (UNFGG) won 106 seats, an increase of 46 since the 2010 election, but failed to secure a majority in Parliament. [5]
Attorney General's Department. Attorney General ... Below is a list of presidential elections in Sri Lanka, ... 2015 Election. 2010 Election. 2005 Election.
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 .
A record 35 candidates have filed nominations to take part in Sri Lanka's presidential election on Nov. 16, nearly twice as many as participated in the last poll in 2015, posing a logistical ...
8 January – Voters in Sri Lanka go to the polls for a presidential election with a tight contest predicted between President Mahinda Rajapaksa and challenger Maithripala Sirisena. [1] 9 January – Mahinda Rajapaksa concedes defeat to Maithripala Sirisena in the presidential election. [2]
About 17 million of Sri Lanka's 22 million people are eligible to vote in the first election since protests against the economic hardships in 2022 forced then president Gotabaya Rajapaksa to flee ...
The Election Commission of Sri Lanka is the constitutional authority responsible for administering and overseeing all elections in Sri Lanka, including the Presidential, Parliamentary, Provincial and Local Authority elections. Sri Lanka has had universal adult suffrage since 1931, becoming the first Crown colony to enfranchise all adult ...