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2. results.elections.gov.lk › indexLive Sri Lanka Election Results 2024 | Real-Time Results

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   Get real-time results for the 2024 Sri Lanka Election. View live vote counts, detailed analysis, and up-to-the-minute updates from across the country.

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   6 days ago · 13,619,916. 79.46. Total Electors. 17,140,354. Get real-time results for the 2024 Sri Lanka Presidential Election. View live vote counts, detailed analysis, and up-to-the-minute updates from across the country.

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5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › 2024_Sri_Lankan2024 Sri Lankan presidential election - Wikipedia

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   The 2024 Sri Lankan presidential election was the ninth presidential election in the country’s history and was held on 21 September 2024. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] 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 .

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   Sep 22, 2024 · Left-leaning politician Anura Kumara Dissanayake has won Sri Lanka’s presidential election after a historic second round of counting. No candidate won more than 50% of the total votes in the...

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   Sep 22, 2024 · Left-leaning politician Anura Kumara Dissanayake has won Sri Lanka’s presidential election after a historic second round of counting. No candidate won more than 50% of the total votes in the...

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   Sep 22, 2024 · The president-elect is expected to be sworn in on Monday, according to initial information. 22 Sep 2024 - 13:50. (13:50 GMT) Dissanayake declared winner. Anura Kumara Dissanayake has been...

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   Who won Sri Lanka's presidential election?

   • Left-leaning politician Anura Kumara Dissanayake has won Sri Lanka’s presidential election after a historic second round of counting. No candidate won more than 50% of the total votes in the first round, where Dissanayake got 42.31% while his closest rival, opposition leader Sajith Premadasa, got 32.76%.

   Anura Kumara Dissanayake leads early Sri Lanka vote count

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   How is Sri Lanka elected?

   • The President of Sri Lanka is elected through a system of limited ranked voting. Voters can express up to three ranked preferences for the presidency. If no candidate receives more than 50% of all valid votes in the first count, all candidates except the two who received the highest number of votes are eliminated.

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   Who is Sri Lanka's new president Anura Kumara Dissanayake?

   • Who is Sri Lanka’s new president Anura Kumara Dissanayake? Left-leaning politician Anura Kumara Dissanayake has been elected as Sri Lanka’s next president after he won the debt-ridden country’s first election since its economy collapsed in 2022.

   Who is Sri Lanka’s new president Anura Kumara Dissanayake?

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   Who won Sri Lanka's 2022 election?

   • The election on Saturday was the first to be held since mass protests unseated the country's leader, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, in 2022 after Sri Lanka suffered its worst economic crisis. Dissanayake, 55, told Sri Lankans "this victory belongs to us all", in a message on the social media platform X.

   Anura Kumara Dissanayake leads early Sri Lanka vote count

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   What was the significance of Dissanayake's election in Sri Lanka?

   • The election signified a major political realignment in Sri Lanka. [ 15 ] Dissanayake's victory was the first time a third-party candidate was elected president. This was also the first election where neither of the top two candidates were endorsed by the United National Party or the Sri Lanka Freedom Party.

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   Who congratulates President-Elect of Sri Lanka?

   • The Indian Express. 23 September 2024. Archived from the original on 24 September 2024. Retrieved 24 September 2024. ^ ab "Foreign leaders congratulate newly elected President". www.dailynews.lk. Archived from the original on 23 September 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024. ^ "President Muizzu congratulates President-elect of Sri Lanka".

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10. www.bbc.com › news › articlesWho is Sri Lanka’s new president Anura Kumara Dissanayake?

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    Sep 22, 2024 · Left-leaning politician Anura Kumara Dissanayake has been elected as Sri Lanka’s next president after he won the debt-ridden country’s first election since its economy collapsed in 2022.