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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.
Gotabaya Rajapaksa. Nandasena Gotabaya Rajapaksa, RWP, RSP ( Sinhala: නන්දසේන ගෝඨාභය රාජපක්ෂ; Tamil: நந்தசேன கோட்டாபய ராஜபக்ஷ; born 20 June 1949) is a former Sri Lankan politician and military officer, who served as the eighth President of Sri Lanka from 18 ...
2024 Sri Lankan presidential election: Sri Lanka receives a record number of presidential candidates for the upcoming election with 39 applications accepted, surpassing the previous record of 35 candidates in 2019. [ 84] 20 Sri Lankan hostages in cybercrime camps in Myawaddy, Myanmar are rescued. [ 85]
Pages in category "Candidates in the 2024 Sri Lankan presidential election" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The army was officially established as the Ceylon Army in 1949, though the army traces its roots back in 1881 when Ceylon Light Infantry Volunteers was created; the army was renamed as the 'Sri Lanka Army' when Sri Lanka became a republic in 1972. In 2024, the Army had approximately 150,000 personnel. [ 1][ 3]
By 2027, retirement age will be linked to the average life expectancy. Having children may reduce the retirement age by 3–5 years. [13] [16] [7] Finland: 64.5–69 2024 Flexible retirement age: 64–69 years, national pension 65 years. In 2030, the retirement age will be linked to life expectancy. [13] [7] France: 62–67 2018
Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna[ a] ( JVP / PLF; lit. 'People's Liberation Front') is a Marxist–Leninist communist party in Sri Lanka. [ 6] The party was formerly a revolutionary movement and was involved in two armed uprisings against the government of Sri Lanka: once in 1971 ( SLFP ), and another in 1987–89 ( UNP ).
COLOMBO (Reuters) -Sri Lanka's telecommunications regulator has issued a licence to Elon Musk's Starlink, the satellite unit of SpaceX, to provide the country with satellite broadband services ...