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Sri Lanka is an island nation in the Indian Ocean. The country is vulnerable to cyclones due to its position near the confluence of the Arabian Sea , the Bay of Bengal and the Indian Ocean. [ citation needed ]
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The JTWC was still tracking the system, and it made landfall in Northeastern Sri Lanka. The JTWC still gave it a low chance for tropical development, while the IMD said it couldn't develop further. [134] The storm continued to weaken and dissipated southwest of Sri Lanka on 27 December. BOB 10 gave minor impacts to Sri Lanka.
1 April – 2022 Sri Lankan protests: President Gotabaya Rajapaksa declares a State of Emergency in Sri Lanka, in effect from 1 April 2022. [60] 2 April – 2022 Sri Lankan protests: A 36-hour island-wide curfew is imposed at 6:00pm, and lasted until 6:00am on Monday, 4 April, to avoid further protests. [61] [62]
Sri Lanka's last local government elections in 2018 resulted in the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) securing a majority with 40% of the vote. [6] [7] [8]Gotabaya Rajapaksa, contesting under the SLPP, subsequently won the 2019 Sri Lankan presidential election, while Mahinda Rajapaksa led the SLPP to victory in the 2020 Sri Lankan parliamentary election.
No candidate wins a majority in the first round, forcing a second round of vote counting for the first time in Sri Lanka's history. [115] 22 September – 2024 Sri Lankan presidential election: The second round concludes, with NPP candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayake being declared as president-elect of Sri Lanka.
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Presidential elections were held in Sri Lanka on 21 September 2024. [1] [2] 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.