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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.

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Elections in Sri Lanka

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with two dominant political parties. All elections are administered by the Election Commission of Sri Lanka. The president is directly elected for a five-year...

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2019 Sri Lankan presidential election

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Presidential elections were held in Sri Lanka on 16 November 2019. Incumbent president Maithripala Sirisena did not run for a second term. Gotabaya Rajapaksa...

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2024 Sri Lankan presidential election

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Presidential elections are scheduled to be held in Sri Lanka sometime between 17 September and 16 October 2024, according to the Constitution of Sri Lanka. Voters...

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2020 Sri Lankan parliamentary election

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Parliamentary elections were held in Sri Lanka on 5 August 2020 to elect 225 members to Sri Lanka's 16th Parliament. 16,263,885 people were eligible to vote in the...

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2022 Sri Lankan presidential election

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An indirect presidential election was held in the Parliament of Sri Lanka on 20 July 2022 following the resignation of president Gotabaya Rajapaksa on...

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2015 Sri Lankan presidential election

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Presidential elections were held in Sri Lanka on 8 January 2015, two years ahead of schedule. Incumbent President Mahinda Rajapaksa was the ruling United...

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Election Commission of Sri Lanka

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The Election Commission of Sri Lanka is the constitutional authority responsible for administering and overseeing all elections in Sri Lanka, including...

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2010 Sri Lankan presidential election

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Presidential elections were held in Sri Lanka on 26 January 2010. The elections were announced on 23 November 2009 when incumbent President Mahinda Rajapaksa...

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President of Sri Lanka

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The president of Sri Lanka (Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකා ජනාධිපති Śrī Laṃkā Janādhipathi; Tamil: இலங்கை சனாதிபதி Ilankai janātipati) is the head of state and head...

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Sri Lankan Civil War

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The Sri Lankan Civil War (Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ සිවිල් යුද්ධය, romanized: śrī laṁkāvē sivil yuddhaya; Tamil: இலங்கை உள்நாட்டுப் போர், romanized: Ilaṅkai...

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Politics of Sri Lanka

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Sri Lanka is a unitary multi-party semi-presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President of Sri Lanka is both head of state and...

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Next Sri Lankan parliamentary election

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Parliamentary elections are scheduled to be held in Sri Lanka before August 2025 according to the constitution. The president has the power under the...

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2001 Sri Lankan parliamentary election

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Parliamentary elections were held in Sri Lanka on 5 December 2001, just a little over a year after the previous elections in October 2000. The People's...

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2005 Sri Lankan presidential election

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Presidential elections were held in Sri Lanka on 17 November 2005. Nominations were accepted on 7 September 2005 and electoral participation was 73.73%...

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2024 in Sri Lanka

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notable events that will occur and take place during 2024 in Sri Lanka. 2019–present Sri Lankan economic crisis Operation Yukthiya Red Sea crisis Operation...

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List of presidential elections in Sri Lanka

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of Sri Lankan presidential elections 2019 Election 2015 Election 2010 Election 2005 Election 1999 Election 1994 Election 1988 Election 1982 Election Though...

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Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna

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its Sinhalese name Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), is a political party in Sri Lanka. It is the current ruling party in Sri Lanka. Previously a minor...

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Sri Lanka Freedom Party

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The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP; Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකා නිදහස් පක්ෂය, romanized: Śrī Laṁkā Nidahas Pakṣaya; Tamil: இலங்கை சுதந்திரக் கட்சி, romanized: Ilaṅkai...

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History of Sri Lanka

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The history of Sri Lanka is unique because its relevance and richness extend beyond the areas of South Asia, Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean. The...

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2004 Sri Lankan parliamentary election

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Parliamentary elections were held in Sri Lanka on 2 April 2004. The ruling United National Party of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was defeated, winning...

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Economy of Sri Lanka

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The mixed economy of Sri Lanka was worth $84 billion by nominal gross domestic product (GDP) in 2019 and $296.959 billion by purchasing power parity (PPP)...

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Constitution of Sri Lanka

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of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකා ආණ්ඩුක්‍රම ව්‍යවස්ථාව, romanized: Śrī Laṃkā āndukrama vyavasthāva, Tamil: இலங்கை...

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Next Sri Lankan local elections

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Local elections have not been held in Sri Lanka since 2018. Elections were originally scheduled to be held in 2022, but were postponed to 2023 due to...

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2010 Sri Lankan parliamentary election

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Parliamentary elections were held in Sri Lanka on 8 and 20 April 2010, to elect 225 members to Sri Lanka's 14th Parliament. 14,088,500 Sri Lankans were eligible...

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Districts of Sri Lanka

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romanized: Māvaṭṭam) are the second level administrative divisions of Sri Lanka, preceded by provinces. Sri Lanka has 25 districts organized into 9 provinces. Districts...

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16th Parliament of Sri Lanka

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Parliament of Sri Lanka is the current Parliament of Sri Lanka, with the membership determined by the results of the 2020 parliamentary election held on 5...

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1993 Sri Lankan presidential election

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An indirect presidential election was held in the Parliament of Sri Lanka on 7 May 1993, following the assassination of president Ranasinghe Premadasa...

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Sri Lanka

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Indic text in this article correctly. Sri Lanka, historically known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island...

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1994 Sri Lankan presidential election

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Presidential elections were held in Sri Lanka on 9 November 1994. Nominations were accepted on 7 October 1994 and electoral participation was 70.47%. Prime...

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2000 Sri Lankan parliamentary election

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Parliamentary elections were held in Sri Lanka on 10 October 2000. The People's Alliance (PA) government Kumaratunga had led for six years was facing increasing...

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