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The president of Sri Lanka is the elected head of state and the chief executive of Sri Lanka. The president is a dominant political figure in the country. The office was created in 1972, as more of a ceremonial position. It was empowered with executive powers by the 1978 Constitution introduced by J. R. Jayewardene.
The 2024 Sri Lankan presidential election was the ninth presidential election in the country’s history and was held on 21 September 2024. [3] [4] Incumbent President Ranil Wickremesinghe ran for re-election as an independent candidate, making him the first sitting president to run for re-election since Mahinda Rajapaksa in 2015.
The president appoints the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka who can command the confidence of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. [2] Anura Kumara Dissanayake is the 10th and current president, having assumed office on 23 September 2024, after being declared the winner of the 2024 presidential election. [3] [4] [5]
COLOMBO (Reuters) -Sri Lankans voted on Saturday in an election to pick a president who will face the task of bolstering the country's fragile economic recovery following its worst financial ...
COLOMBO (Reuters) -Sri Lanka's leftist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake took office as president on Monday, promising change in the island nation long led by powerful political families which is ...
The President of Sri Lanka is directly elected by voters for a five-year term. [1] Below is a list of presidential elections in Sri Lanka, including the number of votes obtained by each candidate and voter turnout. [2]
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's sweeping coalition election win this week underlined widening support for his leftist policies, but he faces the test of steering the nation's ...
Karni Sena (/ ˈ k ə ˈ r n i s eɪ n ɑː /; Karaṇī sēnā), known as Karni Sena (Unity of Rajput/Kshatriya), abbr.: KS), is an organisation based in Rajasthan, India. Founded by Lokendra Singh Kalvi, [1] Pratap Singh Kalvi, [2] Dr Raj Shekhawat [3] and others. It takes its name from Karni Mata, who is believed to be incarnation of Hinglaj ...