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The 2024 parliamentary elections resulted in a landslide victory for President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's National People's Power alliance, which won 159 of the 225 seats, securing a two-thirds majority in Parliament. [1] [2] The surge in the NPP's seat count from three in the 16th parliament marked a shift in Sri
24 September 2024 4 years, 1 month and 4 days SLPP led Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance: 2 18 January 2022 28 July 2022 3 3 August 2022 27 January 2023 4 8 February 2023 26 January 2024 5 7 February 2024 24 September 2024 21 17th Parliament: 21 November 2024 1 21 November 2024 TBA Incumbent: 2 months and 5 days JVP led National People's Power
Parliamentary elections have been held in Sri Lanka since the first in 1947, under three different constitutions: the Soulbury Constitution, the 1972 Constitution, and the currently enforced 1978 Constitution. Sixteen parliamentary elections have been held up to and including the 2020 election. The seventeenth is scheduled for 14 November 2024. [1]
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The Sri Lanka women's cricket team is selected for the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup after winning the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier final against Scotland. [ 61 ] 10 May – Mujibur Rahman is reappointed to parliament as a National List MP , replacing the unseated Diana Gamage.
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 ...
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