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A national list member of parliament (national list MP) is a nominated member of parliament who is appointed by a political party or an independent group to the Parliament of Sri Lanka. 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.
The current Parliament of Sri Lanka has 225 members elected for a five-year term. 196 members are elected from 22 multi-seat constituencies through an open list proportional representation with a 5% electoral threshold; voters can rank up to three candidates on the party list they vote for. The other 29 seats are elected from a national list ...
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 ...
[6] [7] This was the first time in Sri Lanka's political history that the two major parties agreed to work together in a joint government. [8] UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe , whose party won the most seats, was appointed prime minister, and the joint government lasted until 2018 .
In the past four years, the share of people living below the poverty 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.
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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: 7 September 1978 1 7 September 1978 26 March 1982 20 December 1988 10 years, 3 months and 13 days United National ...
The 17th Parliament of Sri Lanka, known officially as the 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]