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The United People's Freedom Alliance's domination of Sri Lankan elections continued as expected. It retained control of two provincial councils ( North Central and Sabaragamuwa ) but lost overall control in the other provincial council ( Eastern ), although it was the largest group.
This local electoral calendar for 2012 lists the subnational elections held in 2012. Referendums , recall and retention elections , and national by-elections (special elections) are also included. January
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The parliamentary election in Sri Lanka on 14 November, called by new president Anura Kumara Dissanayake to bolster legislative support for his policies, could set the tone for addressing the ...
22 March – The United Nations Human Rights Council votes by 24 to 14 to pass resolution 19/2 on Sri Lanka despite opposition from the Sri Lankan government. [21] [22] [23] 23 March – Government minister Mervyn Silva threatens to "break the limbs" of some journalists and human rights workers whom he labelled "traitors". [24] [25] [26]
The governing Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna and its allies had won 150 seats in the 225-member parliament, according to the tally published by the election commission from Wednesday's vote.
Sri Lanka elects on the national level a head of state – the president – and a legislature. Sri Lanka has a multi-party system, with two dominant political parties . All elections are administered by the Election Commission of Sri Lanka .
Sri Lanka will hold a parliamentary election on Nov. 14, the government announced on Tuesday, less than two months after the Indian Ocean island nation elected Anura Kumara Dissanayake as its new ...