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The 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign 2nd leg clash between Sri Lanka and Macau was unable to take part as the Macanese squad refused to travel to Sri Lanka amidst the concern after the Easter bombings. [272] FIFA subsequently declared the match forfeited, and awarded a 3–0 win to Sri Lanka, thus qualifying the team for the second round ...
Parliamentary elections were held in Sri Lanka on 8 and 20 April 2010, to elect 225 members to Sri Lanka's 14th Parliament. [1] 14,088,500 Sri Lankans were eligible to vote in the election at 11,102 polling stations. It was the first general election to be held in Sri Lanka following the conclusion of the civil war which lasted 26 years.
An indirect presidential election was held in the Parliament of Sri Lanka on 7 May 1993, following the assassination of president Ranasinghe Premadasa by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam in Colombo. The president of Sri Lanka was elected by the Parliament of Sri Lanka in a secret ballot to decide who would complete the remainder of ...
In comparison, the Colombo Electoral District (which contains the Colombo East Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (76.5%), a significant Moor population (10.7%) and a significant Sri Lankan Tamil population (10.1%) [1]
United National Party: Jayewardene: 11th 12th [1] 1982: 10 years, 11 months and 29 days: Introduced the Executive Presidency in 1978, and assumed the position of president of Sri Lanka. [2] 3: Sri Lankabhimanya Ranasinghe Premadasa රණසිංහ ප්රේමදාස ரணசிங்க பிரேமதாசா (1924–1993 ...
The NSC came to national attention following the 2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings, in which Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe claimed that although a member, he was not invited to NSC sessions chaired by President Maithripala Sirisena following the 2018 Sri Lankan constitutional crisis. [1]
Thirty-nine candidates for Sri Lanka's presidential election submitted nominations on Thursday as the Indian Ocean island nation prepares for a Sept. 21 vote key to charting its path out of a ...
The National Unity Alliance's was re-activated by Mr. Azath S. Salley by a Fundamental Rights petition with the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka. The party is presently 'active' and is recognized by the Elections Commission of Sri Lanka. The leader of the party is Azath Salley. [1] [2]