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Pages in category "Candidates in the 2024 Sri Lankan presidential election" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The election signified a major political realignment in Sri Lanka. [10] Dissanayake's victory was the first time a third-party candidate was elected president. This was also the first election where neither of the top two candidates were endorsed by the United National Party or the Sri Lanka Freedom Party.
No candidate wins a majority in the first round, forcing a second round of vote counting for the first time in Sri Lanka's history. [115] 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.
Sri Lanka’s elections commission on Thursday accepted applications from a record 39 candidates to run in next month’s presidential election, which will decide the course of the country's ...
On 4 August 2024, MJP leader Dilith Jayaweera was announced as the presidential candidate of the Sarvajana Balaya in the 2024 Sri Lankan presidential election. The Sarvajana Balaya is a political alliance led by Jayaweera consisting of the Jathika Nidahas Peramuna , Pivithuru Hela Urumaya, Mawbima Janatha Pakshaya, the Democratic Left Front ...
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]
Chanu Nimesha campaigns in Warakapola, Sri Lanka, on 8 November 2024 (REUTERS) Sri Lanka ’s first openly transgender parliamentary candidate aims to foster a more inclusive political culture.
Dilith, along with his three brothers Lalith, Gayan and Upul, grew up in Galle, on the southern coast of Sri Lanka. His father was an Additional Registrar of Lands and his mother was a school principal. [33] Dilith Jayaweera is an acquaintance of Dinesh Palipana, a Sri Lankan-Australian doctor and Queensland's first quadriplegic medical intern ...