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The President of Sri Lanka is directly elected by voters for a five-year term. [1] Below is a list of presidential elections in Sri Lanka, including the number of votes obtained by each candidate and voter turnout. [2]
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 criticism on two fronts: a series of military defeats at the hands of the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam in the country's civil war , and the faltering performance of the economy.
Presidential Election Presidential Election 1982-10-20 1982-12-22 Referendum 1999-01-25 1999-04-06 1999-06-10 1988-12-19 3rd 1994-11-09 Presidential Election 1989-02-15 10th Parliament General Election 1994-08-16 3rd Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka 11th Parliament General Election 2000-10-10 4th Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka 12th ...
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.
Sri Lanka's April 2004 parliamentary elections were a watershed because for the first time a political party comprised solely of Buddhist monks contested the polls.
The year 1999 was dominated by elections, including a provincial election at the end of January followed by five more in April and yet another in June. The presidential election heightened political sensitivities regarding the key
The System of Elections in Sri Lanka. Franchise; Qualifications to be elected as a Member of Parliament; ... 2 nd Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka (9 th Parliament) 15.02.1989: 16. Local Government Election: ... 4 th Parliament of the D.S.R of Sri Lanka (11 th Parliament) 10.10.2000: 25. General Election - 5 th Parliament of the D.S.R. of ...
