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The Senate was abolished on 2 October 1971 by the eighth amendment to the Soulbury Constitution, prior to the adoption of the new Republican Constitution of Sri Lanka on 22 May 1972. In 2010 there were proposals to reintroduce the Senate.
The Online Safety Bill, which passed with 108-62 votes, aims to “make provisions to prohibit online communication of certain statements of fact in Sri Lanka” and “prevent the use of online ...
September 21, 2024 at 4:54 AM. Sri Lanka's former president fled the country in 2022 after months-long protests [Getty Images] Polls have closed in Sri Lanka's election, where voters are choosing ...
The 20th Amendment was a frequent political objective of ruling party Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna and Gotabaya Rajapaksa administration, which recorded landslide victories in both 2019 Sri Lankan presidential elections, as well as 2020 Sri Lankan parliamentary election. On 22 October 2020, the amendment was successfully passed in the parliament ...
It’s the first election since the mass protests - called the “aragalaya”, Sinhalese for struggle – which were sparked by Sri Lanka’s worst economic crisis. Inflation was at 70%. Basics ...
J. R. Jayewardene who came to office in July 1977 with a five-sixths majority passed the second amendment to the 1972 Constitution on 4 October 1977, which made the presidency an executive post. Under its provisions, then Prime Minister Jayawardene automatically became the first Executive President of Sri Lanka on 4 February 1978. [8]
t. e. Parliamentary elections were held in Sri Lanka on 5 August 2020 to elect 225 members to Sri Lanka's 16th Parliament. [ 1 ][ 2 ][ 3 ] 16,263,885 people were eligible to vote in the election, 31.95% of whom were young voters. [ 4 ][ 5 ] The incumbent Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance coalition claimed a landslide victory in the election ...
Below are five key reasons why Dissanayake, who won the presidential poll at the weekend, called a snap general election: RIDE MOMENTUM. Dissanayake polled 5.6 million votes, or 42.3%, in Saturday ...