The newly sworn-in Cabinet of the National People’s Power (NPP) comprises 22 ministers, including the President. The Prime Minister and the Minister of Education is a woman and the Ministry of Women and Child Affairs has also been assigned to a woman. Six ministers were appointed from the National List, while Gampaha district received three…
The National People’s Power (NPP) has already secured a two-thirds majority in Parliament after leading 20 districts and securing a total of 141 seats in the House in the 2024 General Election. The NPP secured a total of 6,863,186 votes. The Samagi Jana Balawegaya secured 1,968,716 votes and 35 seats.
National People’s Power (NPP) Gampaha District Team Leader Vijitha Herath has received the highest number of preference votes in the history of Sri Lanka’s parliamentary polls with an unprecedented 716,715 votes polled at the 2024 General Election. Accordingly, this is the highest number of preferential votes gained by a candidate in the General Election in…
The police have announced that the post-election period will remain in effect for one week following the declaration of the general election results. Providing clarification on the matter, Police Spokesman DIG Nihal Thalduwa stated that the police have been placed on high alert across the country during this period. “The post-election period has now begun….
Over 17 million Sri Lankans will have the chance to vote for the country’s tenth Parliament election weeks after Anura Kumara Dissanayake has won Sri Lanka’s presidential election after a historic second round of counting. This snap election, called by the new President, is expected to have significant ramifications for the nation’s political gridlock, particularly…
The Meterology Department requests the general public to take adequate precautions to minimize damages caused by lightning during thundershowers as the atmospheric conditions are favorable further for afternoon thundershowers in most parts of the island. Showers or thundershowers will occur in the most parts of the island after 2.00 p.m. Showers or thundershowers may occur…
The Election Commission states that ballot boxes and all stationery related to the general election will be issued throughout the day today (13). The Commissioner General of Elections Saman Sri Ratnayake said these activities will take place from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. “All officials and ballot boxes, ballot papers, and other stationery to be…
According to Police Spokesman DIG Nihal Thalduwa, 70,000 police officers will be deployed across Sri Lanka for election security From yesterday, around 64,000 officers will be stationed at polling stations across the country to ensure safety during the election period. A total of 13,383 polling stations have been established for the 13,314 constituencies. In addition to…
The Ministry of Education said that all schools across Sri Lanka will be closed today and tomorrow in observance of the 2024 General Election. This closure is in line with a request made by the National Election Commission. Schools are scheduled to reopen on Monday, November 18th. All state universities will also be closed today…
The person in the photo is Chanu Nimesha, Sri Lanka’s first openly transgender person who contests a parliamentary election. She represents the Socialist Party of Sri Lanka and contests for the Kegalle district. Chanu Nimesha was an activist of the #GotaGoHome campaign in 2022. “I will continue the fight, but in a different way,” Nimesha…
