Election
It appears that Mr. Dissanayake, of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB), will easily win the election and become Sri Lanka’s first Marxist head of state. The election was labeled a three-cornered struggle between Mr. Wickremesinghe, Mr. Dissanayake, and Mr. Premadasa.
Based on postal voting results from seven electoral districts, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the leader of the National People’s Power (NPP), appears to be on track to become Sri Lanka’s ninth executive president on Sunday, September 22, 2024, after putting up a strong race for the presidency.
Sri Lanka’s ninth executive president, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, of the National People’s Power (NPP), is predicted to take office on Sunday based on the results of seven electoral districts’ postal votes. Out of the 22 electoral districts, seven have reported results from postal voting that show the NPP leader with 56% of the vote.
Colombo: Based on the postal vote results from seven electoral districts, National People’s Power (NPP) leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake appears to be on track to become Sri Lanka’s ninth executive president on Sunday. On Saturday, more than 13,400 polling places spread over 22 electoral districts were open from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. local time.
With two opponents, the 56-year-old leader Sajith Premadasa (57) and the 75-year-old President Ranil Wickremesinghe, he had established an impregnable lead.
Seven out of the 22 electoral districts have reported results from postal voting, and the NPP leader has received 56% of the vote, while his opponents have each received 19% of the vote.Analysis indicates that Dissanayake is expected to win the presidency by a margin of at least 50% based on the pattern observed in the results of the postal voting.
This follows forecasts that the winner among the three front-runners could need to be decided by a second choice vote count. Dissanayake, who would become Sri Lanka’s first Marxist head of state, appears to be winning handily in the election, which has been labeled a three-cornered race between Wickremesinghe, Dissanayake, and Premadasa of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB).