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Gavin Butler - BBC News. September 22, 2024 at 9:46 PM. ... About 76% of Sri Lanka's 17.1 million electorate turned out to vote in Saturday’s election, according to officials.
Sri Lanka’s new President Anura Kumara Dissanayake dissolved Parliament late Tuesday and called for a parliamentary election in less than two months in an effort to consolidate power after his ...
Anura Kumara Dissanayake is sworn in as Sri Lanka's ninth executive president in a simple ceremony. ... Joel Guinto - BBC News and Ayeshea Perera - BBC News. September 23, 2024 at 9:37 AM.
Sri Lanka's population, (1871–2001) Sri Lanka has roughly 22,156,000 people and an annual population growth rate of 0.5%. The birth rate is 13.8 births per 1,000 people, and the death rate is 6.0 deaths per 1,000 people. [ 270 ] Population density is highest in western Sri Lanka, especially in and around the capital.
www.akd.lk. Dissanayaka Mudiyanselage Anura Kumara Dissanayake[a] (born 24 November 1968), commonly referred to by his initials AKD, is a Sri Lankan politician currently serving as the tenth president of Sri Lanka since 23 September 2024. He is the current party leader of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) and the National People's Power (NPP).
The Sri Lankan economic crisis[8] is an ongoing crisis in Sri Lanka that started in 2019. [9] It is the country's worst economic crisis since its independence in 1948. [9] It has led to unprecedented levels of inflation, near-depletion of foreign exchange reserves, shortages of medical supplies, and an increase in prices of basic commodities. [10]
Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake won Sri Lanka’s presidential election, the Election Commission announced Sunday, after voters rejected the old political guard that has been widely ...
The 2024 Sri Lankan presidential election was the ninth presidential election in the country’s history and was held on 21 September 2024. [ 4 ][ 5 ] Incumbent President Ranil Wickremesinghe ran for re-election as an independent candidate, making him the first sitting president to run for re-election since Mahinda Rajapaksa in 2015. [ 6 ][ 7 ...