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Mr. Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who won the presidential election, has made a special note on his Facebook page. It is shown below.The dream we have nurtured for centuries is finally coming true. This achievement is not the result of any single person’s work, but the collective effort of hundreds of thousands of you. Your commitment has brought us this far, and for that, I am deeply grateful. This victory belongs to all of us.Our journey here has been paved by the sacrifices of so many who gave their sweat, tears, and even their lives for this cause. Their sacrifices are…

“President Anura Dissanayake, I entrust to you the care of the beloved child that is Sri Lanka,” Incumbent President Ranil Wickremesinghe in a message to the country’s president elect.Press Release“President Anura Dissanayake, With deepest affection, I entrust to you “the beloved child of Sri Lanka”- President Ranil WickremesingheIn a special address, President Ranil Wickremesinghe expressed his deep gratitude to the people of Sri Lanka for the mandate granted during the 21st presidential election. He acknowledged that, in accordance with the will of the people, the leadership of the country should now be passed on to President Anura Dissanayake.President Wickremesinghe extended…

Sri Lanka has elected Anura Kumara Dissanayake as its 9th Executive President, signalling a new and decisive chapter in the island’s political history.55-year-old Dissanayake’s victory comes after a closely contested election against Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa.The election extended into an unprecedented second round of vote counting, unseating the incumbent, President Ranil Wickremesinghe.Dissanayake’s political career spans over three decades, beginning in 1988 as the National Organiser of the Social Students’ Association.He rose through the ranks of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), joining its Central Working Committee in 1995 and becoming a Member of Parliament in 2001.Between 2004 and 2005, he served…

President Ranil Wickramasinghe has removed the belongings from the President’s Office today (22) to make room for the new President.Also, all the government vehicles belonging to the presidency were handed over yesterday and President Ranil Wickramasinghe left the official residence on Paget Road.

For the first time in the country’s history, Sri Lanka’s presidential election has gone into a second round of counting after no single candidate won more than 50% of the vote. The election commission will now count voters’ second and third choices for president – people were asked to mark up to three candidates in order of preference during the election. The first round, which saw the counting of people’s primary choice of candidate, had Anura Kumara Dissanayake, a leftist politician in the lead with 42.31%. Opposition leader Sajith Premadasa is in second place with 32.76%. In a press conference, the election commission said that…

The final cumulative result of the all-island vote count has been announced by the Election Commission.Accordingly , Anura Kumara Dissanayake polled the most votes with 5,634,915 votes (42.31%). Ahead of the counting of second and third preferential votes, Sajith Premadasa secured 4,363,035 votes (32.76%) and Ranil Wickremesinghe polled third with 2,299,767 votes (17.27%).The counting of second preference of the two leading candidates of the 2024 presidential election has been commenced .Since no candidate has obtained the required percentage of votes at the first count, the preference for the two leading candidates Anura Kumara Dissanayake and Sajith Premadasa among the other…

Sri Lanka Police Spokesman DIG Nihal Thalduwa confirmed that the islandwide curfew which was extended until 12 noon today will not be further extended. Accordingly, the curfew will be lifted at 12 noon today (22), he said. Curfew had initially been imposed with effect from 10.00 p.m. last night (21) until 06.00 a.m. today (22). However, it had later been extended until 12 noon today (September 22).The decision to impose a curfew had been taken by the incumbent President Ranil Wickramasinghe under the provisions of the Public Security Ordinance, in view of the release of the results of 2024 presidential election tonight.However,…

Minister of Public Security Tiran Alles says that the islandwide curfew imposed until 6.00 a.m. this morning has been extended until 12 noon today (September 22).Curfew had initially been imposed with effect from 10.00 p.m. last (21) until 06.00 a.m. tomorrow (22).This decision has been taken by the incumbent President Ranil Wickramasinghe under the provisions of the Public Security Ordinance, in view of the releasing of the results of 2024 presidential election tonight.However, the Police Media Division had stated that although the post-election situation in the country is very peaceful, this curfew was imposed for further safety of the public.…

The National People’s Power has issued a statement reacting to the announcement of Police Curfew in Sri Lanka.In the statement the NPP said that it believes the Election Commission and Police will ensure that the process of counting votes will be conducted accurately.The party stated that it believes the curfew was imposed solely to maintain public order during the announcement of election results. They also requested security forces to take necessary measures to ensure peace in the country during the post-election period.

Curfew has been imposed islandwide with effect from 10.00 p.m. today (21) until 06.00 a.m. tomorrow (22).This decision has been taken by the incumbent President Ranil Wickramasinghe in view of the releasing of the results of 2024 presidential election tonight.