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A minority of UNP members filed their nominations under the elephant symbol. In the 2020 parliamentary elections held on 5 August, the alliance won 54 seats, thus becoming the main opposition party of the country. [21] On 20 August, SJB leader Sajith Premadasa was inaugurated as the Leader of the Opposition. [22]
The SLPFA became the largest group in Parliament after securing 59.09% of votes and 145 seats whilst the SJB won 23.90% of votes and 54 seats. [12] [13] SLPFA managed to exceed the majority cutoff of 113 with obtaining 128 seats from election votes and 17 seats from the national list. [14]
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 ...
Most members joined the SJB United People's Freedom Alliance එක්සත් ජනතා නිදහස් සන්ධානය ஐக்கிய மக்கள் சுதந்திரக் கூட்டணி Centre-left: Social democracy Sinhalese nationalism: 20 January 2004: 9 December 2019: Most members joined the SLPFA ...
Chamindrani Kiriella is a Sri Lankan politician and a member of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya. [1] She was elected to the parliament in the 2024 Sri Lankan parliamentary election representing Kandy Electoral District. [2] [3] [4] She is the daughter of former member of parliament and cabinet minister Lakshman Kiriella. [5]
He was nominated as a Member of Parliament from the National list on 12 December and was sworn in on 17 December 2024. [1] [2] He is the current General Secretary of Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC), which contested in alliance with the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB).
The number of national list MPs allocated to a contesting party or an independent group depends on the proportion to their share of the national vote. A total of 29 national list MPs are appointed alongside 196 elected MPs (elected from 22 multi-member electoral districts) making a total of 225 members in the parliament.
He was nominated as a Member of Parliament from the National list on 12 December and was sworn in on 17 December 2024. He represents the All Ceylon Makkal Congress (ACMC), which contested in alliance with the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB).