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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.
Sri Lanka’s elections commission on Thursday accepted applications from a record 39 candidates to run in next month’s presidential election, which will decide the course of the country's ...
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 ...
Sri Lanka: 23 September 2024 [a] [4] [2] Minister of Defence: 24 September 2024 [a] Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development: 24 September 2024 [a] Minister of Digital Economy: 18 November 2024: Harini Amarasuriya: National People's Power: Prime Minister: Colombo: 24 September 2024 [a] Minister of Education, Higher Education and ...
A record 35 candidates have filed nominations to take part in Sri Lanka's presidential election on Nov. 16, nearly twice as many as participated in the last poll in 2015, posing a logistical ...
Chanu Nimesha campaigns in Warakapola, Sri Lanka, on 8 November 2024 (REUTERS) Sri Lanka ’s first openly transgender parliamentary candidate aims to foster a more inclusive political culture.
Pages in category "Candidates in the 2024 Sri Lankan presidential election" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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.