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The 17th Parliament of Sri Lanka (10th Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka) is the current Parliament of Sri Lanka, with its membership determined by the results of the 2024 parliamentary election held on 14 November 2024. [1] [2] The parliament met for the first time on 21 November 2024. [3]
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 ...
Ramanathan Archchuna is a Sri Lankan Tamil politician and physician. He was elected to the 17th Parliament of Sri Lanka from the Jaffna Electoral District as an independent candidate. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ]
The 1982 referendum on extending the parliamentary term by six years was held in Sri Lanka on 22 December 1982. Through the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution, the term of the 8th Parliament was extended until 4 August 1989. 8th — — 7 September 1978: 20 December 1988: 10 years, 3 months and 13 days 9th: 6 January 1989: 15 February 1989: 9 ...
STORY: Sri Lankan police used tear gas and water cannons on protesters on Monday as hundreds protested outside Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa's residence in Tangalle, in the south of the country.
The 17th Parliament of Sri Lanka will convene for the first time on 21 November 2024. [3] It consists of 225 members known as Members of Parliament (MPs).
The House of Representatives was the lower chamber of the parliament of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) established in 1947 by the Soulbury Constitution.The House was housed in the old State Council building in Galle Face Green, Colombo and met for the first time on 14 October 1947.
The parliamentary election will be held on Nov. 14, the notification said, adding that the next parliament would convene on Nov. 21. The last general election in Sri Lanka was held in August 2020.