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Presidential elections will be held in Sri Lanka on 21 September 2024. [1] [2] Voters will elect a president for a 5-year term. Incumbent president Ranil Wickremesinghe is running for re-election as an independent candidate. [3] [4] [5] This would make him the first incumbent president to run for re-election since Mahinda Rajapaksa in 2015.
BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI. August 15, 2024 at 3:53 AM. COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s elections commission on Thursday accepted applications from a record 39 candidates to run in next month ...
July 29, 2024 at 9:28 AM. By Uditha Jayasinghe. COLOMBO (Reuters) -Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe failed on Monday to secure the backing of the biggest political party in parliament for ...
August 15, 2024 at 2:16 AM. By Uditha Jayasinghe. COLOMBO (Reuters) - Thirty-nine candidates for Sri Lanka's presidential election submitted nominations on Thursday as the Indian Ocean island ...
201,521. • Density. 3,002/km 2 (7,780/sq mi) ISO 3166 code. EC-02I. The Ja Ela Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Gampaha Electoral District, in the Western Province, Sri Lanka .
2005 Election. 1999 Election. 1994 Election. 1988 Election. 1982 Election. Percentages of votes received by political parties in the direct presidential elections. United National Party / New Democratic Front candidates. Sri Lanka Freedom Party candidates. Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna candidates.
By Uditha Jayasinghe. COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's incumbent President Ranil Wickremesinghe became the first candidate to officially register for the presidential election on Sept. 21, in which ...
24 January – The controversial Online Safety Bill is passed by the Parliament of Sri Lanka by a 108–62 vote. The bill is widely criticised by human rights groups, journalists and opposition politicians as a means of stifling freedom of speech in Sri Lanka. [12] [13] [14]