2022 Sri Lankan presidential election
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Presidential elections were held in Sri Lanka on 20 July 2022. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa left the country on 13 July 2022 instead of resigning as he promised.[1][2] Ranil Wickremesinghe won the election and will serve a term of 2 years.[3]
Candidates[change | change source]
Declared[change | change source]
United National Party (UNP)[change | change source]
Declared[change | change source]
- Ranil Wickremesinghe, incumbent Acting President of Sri Lanka, incumbent Prime Minister of Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka People's Front (SLPP)[change | change source]
Declared[change | change source]
- Dullas Alahapperuma,Former former Minister of Mass Media (2021-2022), and Member of Parliament for Matara District (2015-Present)[4]
National People's Power (NPP)[change | change source]
Declared[change | change source]
- Anura Kumara Dissanayaka , Former Chief Opposition Whip (2015-2018), Member of Parliament from Colombo Electoral District (2015–present) [5]
Withdrawn[change | change source]
Sri Lanka People's Front (SLPP)[change | change source]
- Gotabaya Rajapaksa, former President of Sri Lanka (2019–2022)
United People's Power (SJB)[change | change source]
- Sajith Premadasa, incumbent Leader of the Opposition (2020–present), Member of Parliament from Colombo Electoral District (2020–present) initially declared to run for presidency.[6] On 19 July, the day of selecting nominees, he withdrew his candidacy and announced that he and his party decided to support Dullas Alahapperuma.[7]
Declined[change | change source]
Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP)[change | change source]
- Maithripala Sirisena, former President of Sri Lanka (2015–2019)[8][9]
Results[change | change source]
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranil Wickremesinghe | United National Party | 134 | 61.19 | |
| Dullas Alahapperuma | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | 82 | 37.44 | |
| Anura Kumara Dissanayaka | Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna | 3 | 1.37 | |
| Total | 219 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 219 | 98.21 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 4 | 1.79 | ||
| Total votes | 223 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 225 | 99.11 | ||
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Jayasinghe, Uditha (14 July 2022). "Sri Lanka awaits president's resignation after flight". Reuters. Colombo. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- ↑ "Sri Lanka's embattled leader leaves Maldives on Saudi plane". Indian Express. 14 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- ↑ Stepansky, Joseph (20 July 2022). "Sri Lanka live news: Ranil Wickremesinghe elected president". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- ↑ "Dullas ready to contest for vacant post of President". Sri Lanka News - Newsfirst. 15 July 2022.
- ↑ "Sri Lanka: NPP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake to contest for Presidency".
- ↑ "Sri Lanka: Opposition leader ready to run for presidency". BBC News. 12 July 2022.
- ↑ "Sajith withdraws candidacy; SJB to support Dullas for Presidency". Ada Derana. 19 July 2022.
- ↑ "Maithri asked to run for President in 2024". August 2021. Archived from the original on 2022-07-16. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
- ↑ "Maithripala warns of a divide in Parliament". Newsfirst. 16 July 2022.
