134:
1614:
4110:
5492:
5095:
541:
5502:
24:
3227:, each of which has a district secretary (the government agent or GA) who is appointed. Each district has 5–16 divisions, each with a divisional secretary who is also appointed. At a village level, Grama Niladari (Village Officers), Samurdhi Niladari (Development Officers) and agriculture extension officers all work for their respective divisional secretaries.
3307:, Court of Appeal, High Court, and a number of subordinate courts. Sri Lanka's legal system is reflective of the country's diverse cultural influences. Criminal law is fundamentally British. Basic civil law is Roman-Dutch, but laws pertaining to marriage, divorce, and inheritance are communal, known as respectively as Kandyan,
3608:
Civil society participation in decision-making and opinion-shaping in Sri Lanka is very poor. Professionals, civil society groups, and media rarely play significant roles in Sri Lankan politics, and as a result many aspects of the lives of ordinary citizens are politicized. In addition, the vacuum
821:
Hickman, 1999). The president may summon, suspend, or end a legislative session and can dissolve
Parliament at any time once a year has passed since the last general elections (except in a few limited circumstances). The President can also dissolve Parliament before the completion of one year, if
857:
candidate. The election was held on 17 November 2005, and
Mahinda Rajapaksa was elected the 5th Executive President of Sri Lanka winning 50.3% of valid votes, compared to Ranil Wickremesinghe's 48.4%. Mahinda Rajapaksa took oath as president on 19 November 2005.
889:(known by its Sinhala initials SLPP) won a landslide victory and a clear majority in the parliament, and five members of the Rajapaksa family won a seat in the parliament. Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa became the new prime minister.
3247:. Provincial councils are directly elected for five-year terms. The leader of the council majority serves as the province's Chief Minister with a board of ministers; a provincial governor is appointed by the president.
3279:
Below the provincial level are elected
Municipal Councils and Urban Councils, responsible for municipalities and cities respectively, and below this level Pradeshiya Sabhas (village councils), again elected. There are
822:
requested to do so by a resolution signed by at least half the MPs. Parliament reserves the power to make all laws. Since its independence in 1948, Sri Lanka has remained a member of the
Commonwealth of Nations.
783:. Responsible to Parliament for the exercise of duties under the constitution and laws, the president may be removed from office by a two-thirds vote of Parliament with the concurrence of the Supreme Court.
4074:
4958:
841:
In August 2005, the
Supreme Court ruled that presidential elections would be held in November 2005, resolving a long-running dispute on the length of President Kumaratunga's term. Prime Minister
250:
3609:
created by the silence and inactivity of civil society has led to radical groups such as ethnic/religious-based groups, trade unions and NGOs assuming lead roles as political pressure groups.
4058:
4052:
4029:
4069:
4820:
3584:
The growing interest of other countries in making their claims to Sri Lanka's strategic assets has been generating heated discussion both within national and international circles.
3963:
4129:
3398:, and the Colombo Plan. Sri Lanka continues its active participation in the NAM, while also stressing the importance it places on regionalism by playing a strong role in SAARC.
4491:
3215:
The local government is divided into two parallel structures, the civil service, which dates back to colonial times, and the provincial councils, established in 1987.
794:, who leads the ruling party in Parliament. A parliamentary no-confidence vote requires dissolution of the cabinet and the appointment of a new one by the President.
4506:
4481:
3422:
862:
was appointed the 22nd Prime
Minister on 21 November 2005, to fill the post vacated by Mahinda Rajapaksa. He was previously Prime Minister from 2000 until 2001.
578:
5026:
5016:
4004:
3695:
4871:
4866:
3406:
3600:
developments is a direct consequence of the ongoing tussle among the three nations to establish a firm foothold in the strategically located island state.
3514:
435:
4613:
4631:
3538:
3530:
3262:
1849:
5036:
5021:
3458:
3442:
4423:
5046:
5011:
5006:
4861:
3522:
3383:
3250:
The
Provincial Councils have full statute making power with respect to the Provincial Council List, and shared statute making power respect to the
2143:
4333:
4598:
4279:
4159:
3450:
3240:
5457:
3498:
663:
for several decades. Recently, however, the influence of the two parties has diminished significantly; currently, the two main parties are the
3763:
817:
The primary modification is that the party that receives the largest number of valid votes in each constituency gains a unique "bonus seat" (
3719:
3800:
4978:
3745:
3478:
571:
5031:
3997:
3374:, where it seeks to promote sovereignty, independence, and development in the developing world. Sri Lanka was a founding member of the
881:
won the election, and was sworn in as the 7th
Executive President of Sri Lanka. The Rajapaksa's firm grip of power consolidated in the
4464:
4153:
3438:
492:
88:
4621:
3566:
3494:
479:
475:
60:
5467:
5406:
5082:
4553:
4121:
3462:
1784:
465:
460:
4793:
4782:
4561:
4496:
3107:
3094:
3062:
3038:
3013:
1652:
1605:
882:
831:
672:
564:
400:
388:
383:
378:
245:
41:
551:
4694:
4435:
3990:
3502:
3446:
1779:
1702:
874:
866:
413:
364:
359:
354:
220:
67:
5381:
5131:
4986:
4928:
4876:
4805:
4656:
3782:
3628:
2822:
1399:
260:
209:
4748:
4441:
4429:
4417:
4309:
3474:
2136:
1854:
312:
5426:
5072:
3402:
2744:
1964:
1347:
280:
74:
5041:
4906:
4815:
4810:
3570:
3466:
3454:
3426:
3026:
2691:
1692:
215:
107:
3682:
5062:
4832:
4689:
4626:
4511:
4453:
4375:
4213:
4189:
3894:
3818:
3558:
3189:
2614:
2514:
1927:
1017:
943:
342:
265:
56:
4881:
4800:
4684:
4672:
4521:
4135:
4046:
3623:
3510:
3281:
3090:
2055:
430:
255:
199:
5526:
5099:
5067:
4963:
4933:
4921:
4516:
4405:
4195:
3518:
3361:
3009:
1682:
453:
45:
5216:
5077:
4201:
3550:
3274:
3155:
3001:
2415:
2211:
1669:
5462:
4827:
4743:
4733:
4699:
4603:
4526:
4267:
4147:
3844:
3633:
3337:
3176:
1844:
1796:
1789:
1687:
1037:
307:
297:
174:
5421:
5326:
4788:
4753:
4576:
4321:
3690:
3652:
3470:
3391:
3285:
3111:
3086:
1719:
1707:
1659:
923:
886:
811:
756:
746:
691:
664:
627:
317:
205:
3366:
Sri Lanka generally follows a non-aligned foreign policy but has been seeking closer relations with the
4725:
4718:
3574:
3554:
3332:
3320:
3304:
3127:
2564:
2184:
1887:
1774:
1759:
963:
780:
290:
285:
5431:
4938:
4886:
4591:
4399:
4339:
4165:
4064:
3562:
3542:
3193:
3151:
3131:
3082:
3058:
3030:
3005:
2900:
2364:
2238:
2154:
1934:
1894:
1769:
1207:
684:
680:
440:
169:
147:
873:, decided not to seek re-election in 2019. This enabled the Rajapaksa family to regain power in the
5376:
5341:
5296:
5148:
5124:
4948:
4738:
4447:
4351:
4225:
4034:
3723:
3618:
3578:
3261:
Despite the existence of the 13th amendment, provincial council elections have not been held since
3034:
2795:
1664:
958:
859:
604:
601:
497:
155:
81:
5266:
5261:
5156:
4916:
4911:
4891:
4775:
4647:
4586:
4571:
4501:
4327:
4177:
4089:
3486:
3414:
3379:
3172:
3078:
3054:
2849:
2082:
1837:
1714:
1697:
1171:
846:
803:
676:
653:
639:
302:
240:
234:
225:
187:
34:
5386:
5361:
5276:
5256:
5206:
5176:
5166:
4968:
4901:
4709:
4665:
4581:
4486:
4363:
4357:
4315:
4303:
4273:
4237:
3546:
3410:
3395:
3300:
3244:
3224:
3159:
3135:
2664:
2265:
1752:
1674:
1501:
1480:
1259:
835:
726:
668:
611:
425:
420:
335:
274:
195:
4109:
5472:
5346:
5226:
4566:
4393:
4369:
4345:
4291:
4285:
4231:
4040:
3920:(March), pp. 29–40 (A detailed description of the effects of the bonus seat provision).
3658:
was appointed as the Acting
President on 14 July 2022 following the resignation of President
3236:
1991:
1803:
996:
854:
736:
695:
660:
520:
159:
5416:
5366:
5321:
5301:
5291:
5191:
4953:
4943:
4680:
4538:
4387:
4255:
4249:
4219:
3655:
3506:
3375:
2717:
1764:
1414:
1381:
1342:
870:
850:
787:
731:
657:
631:
515:
8:
5446:
5391:
5306:
5286:
5171:
5161:
5117:
4261:
4243:
3941:, Vol. 18, No. 3, The State of American Federalism, 1987 (Summer, 1988), pp. 175–193
1274:
1102:
487:
3968:
3916:
Hickman, J. 1999. "Explaining the Two-Party System in Sri Lanka's
National Assembly."
5436:
5371:
5336:
5271:
5251:
5241:
5201:
5186:
5181:
4896:
4183:
3659:
918:
878:
776:
772:
751:
619:
598:
5501:
5477:
5396:
5356:
5331:
5311:
5246:
5221:
5211:
5196:
3312:
1254:
1186:
978:
842:
650:
635:
5316:
5281:
5236:
5231:
5140:
4297:
4207:
4141:
4021:
3316:
3289:
1308:
938:
545:
527:
164:
3926:, Sri Lanka: Third World Democracy, London: Frank Cass and Company, Limited, 1978.
4758:
4411:
4094:
3958:
3251:
1084:
806:
has 225 members, elected for a five-year term: 196 members elected in multi-seat
623:
322:
3526:
3371:
2026:
1032:
791:
5520:
5495:
4543:
3953:
3839:
3367:
3255:
768:
615:
595:
1613:
4171:
4084:
3418:
3370:
since 1977. It participates in multilateral diplomacy, particularly at the
807:
671:, both of which split from one of the two previous parties, respectively.
649:
Starting from the early 1950s, the two main parties of Sri Lanka were the
5505:
4531:
4099:
4079:
3434:
3430:
3982:
4381:
3923:
3387:
3243:, the Government of Sri Lanka agreed to devolve some authority to the
790:
of ministers responsible to Parliament. The president's deputy is the
133:
3868:"Official Election Results Parliamentary Election - 2020 - Sri Lanka"
3867:
877:
Mahinda Rajapaksa's younger brother and former wartime defence chief
643:
591:
3814:
3764:"Sri Lanka's ruling party calls an election, hoping for a landslide"
869:, ending his ten-year presidency. However, his successor, President
23:
5109:
3720:"PM Ranil Wickremesinghe sworn in as Sri Lanka's interim president"
3482:
607:
3937:
Robert C. Oberst. "Federalism and Ethnic Conflict in Sri Lanka",
3597:
1620:
3977:
3972:
3746:"President Maithripala Sirisena to not contest Sri Lanka polls"
3534:
834:. An overview on elections and election results is included in
3978:
Office of the Governor – Uva / ඌව පලාŕ¶ŕ·Š ආණ්ඩුකාරවර කාර්යාලය
3593:
3589:
3585:
1590:
767:
The president, directly elected for a five-year term, is the
3874:. Colombo, Sri Lanka: Department of Government Information
3783:"Gotabaya Rajapaksa Wins Sri Lanka Presidential Election"
3490:
646:
is independent of the executive and the legislature.
3781:
Bastians, Dharisha; Schultz, Kai (17 November 2019).
3315:) and Muslim (Roman-Dutch law applies to Low-country
1626:
1623:
779:of the armed forces. The election occurs under the
626:is exercised by the President on the advice of the
48:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
885:held in August 2020. The family's political party
825:
3355:
5518:
3384:South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
3780:
3230:
1850:People's Liberation Organisation of Tamil Eelam
3801:"Mahinda Rajapaksa sworn in as Sri Lanka's PM"
3675:
1598:
5125:
3998:
3268:
2144:Eelam People's Revolutionary Liberation Front
892:
572:
3895:"Rivals Competing over Sri Lanka's Seaports"
3603:
3918:Contemporary South Asia, Volume 8, Number 1
3210:
2875:All Are Citizens All Are Kings Organization
5132:
5118:
4005:
3991:
3218:
1467:Okkoma Wesiyo Okkoma Rajawaru Sanwidhanaya
579:
565:
4012:
3892:
3815:"2020 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Elections"
3081:contested separately in three districts (
1629:
108:Learn how and when to remove this message
3962:) is being considered for deletion. See
1611:
3192:contested under the name and symbol of
3175:contested under the name and symbol of
3146:
3144:
3122:
3120:
3110:contested under the name and symbol of
3073:
3071:
3049:
3047:
3029:contested separately in two districts (
3004:contested separately in two districts (
5519:
3154:contested separately in one district (
3130:contested separately in one district (
3057:contested separately in one district (
1606:2020 Sri Lankan parliamentary election
832:List of political parties in Sri Lanka
781:Sri Lankan form of the contingent vote
5113:
4436:2018 Sri Lankan constitutional crisis
3986:
3683:Democracy Index 2023: Age of Conflict
2996:
2994:
1577:
1566:
1555:
1544:
901:
865:President Mahinda Rajapaksa lost the
797:
5139:
4280:State-sponsored colonisation schemes
3860:
3629:List of prime ministers of Sri Lanka
3141:
3117:
3068:
3044:
849:candidate and former Prime Minister
46:adding citations to reliable sources
17:
4442:2019 anti-Muslim riots in Sri Lanka
4430:2018 anti-Muslim riots in Sri Lanka
4418:2014 anti-Muslim riots in Sri Lanka
3893:Weerakoon, Dushni (June 20, 2019).
3254:. While all matters set out in the
3019:
1855:Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization
1653:Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance
786:The president appoints and heads a
701:
13:
4108:
3931:
3378:(NAM). It also is a member of the
3295:
3258:are under the central government.
3241:13th Amendment to the Constitution
3239:signed in 1987 and the subsequent
2991:
1703:National Liberation People's Party
14:
5538:
3966:to help reach a consensus. ›
3945:
3832:
3807:
2390:Social Democratic Party of Tamils
830:For other political parties, see
5500:
5491:
5490:
5094:
5093:
4627:Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
4454:2022 Sri Lankan political crisis
4376:Burning of Jaffna Public Library
4190:Sri Lankan independence movement
3819:Election Commission of Sri Lanka
2615:Democratic United National Front
2137:Tamil People's National Alliance
1612:
1018:Democratic United National Front
539:
132:
22:
4310:Bandaranaike–Chelvanayakam Pact
4136:Crisis of the Sixteenth Century
3886:
3701:from the original on 2024-06-09
3624:List of presidents of Sri Lanka
3223:The country is divided into 25
3182:
3165:
3100:
2056:Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal
1965:Eelam People's Democratic Party
826:Political parties and elections
33:needs additional citations for
5458:British Indian Ocean Territory
4517:Sinhalese Buddhist nationalism
3793:
3774:
3756:
3738:
3712:
3646:
3362:Foreign relations of Sri Lanka
3356:Foreign relations of Sri Lanka
1:
4202:Colebrooke-Cameron Commission
4154:Portuguese conquest of Jaffna
4130:Kandyan independence movement
3951:
3840:"Parliamentary Election 2020"
3668:
3596:'s involvement in Sri Lankan
3275:Local government in Sri Lanka
2416:Tamil United Liberation Front
1928:Tamil National People's Front
4604:Leftist parties in Sri Lanka
4527:Sri Lankan Tamil nationalism
3634:Leftist parties in Sri Lanka
3338:Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka
3231:Provincial Council structure
2441:Socialist Party of Sri Lanka
2148:Eelam Tamil Self Rule Party
1845:Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi
1688:Communist Party of Sri Lanka
1295:Democratic National Movement
1038:Socialist Party of Sri Lanka
875:2019 presidential elections.
226:Ministries of the Government
7:
4577:Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna
4424:Alleged coup d'Ă©tat attempt
4334:Alleged coup d'Ă©tat attempt
3691:Economist Intelligence Unit
3612:
3401:Sri Lanka is member of the
3392:International Monetary Fund
2021:Our Power of People's Party
1785:United Progressive Alliance
1720:Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna
1602:
1599:2020 parliamentary election
924:Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna
867:2015 presidential elections
812:proportional representation
757:Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna
692:Economist Intelligence Unit
665:Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna
461:Ministry of Foreign Affairs
221:Ministers of the Government
10:
5543:
4406:1987–1989 JVP insurrection
4196:Great Rebellion of 1817–18
4166:British invasion of Ceylon
3909:
3359:
3333:Supreme Court of Sri Lanka
3272:
3269:Local government structure
2565:Liberal Party of Sri Lanka
2339:National Development Front
2185:All Ceylon Makkal Congress
1775:Tamil Progressive Alliance
1760:All Ceylon Makkal Congress
1055:National Development Front
893:2019 presidential election
829:
5486:
5445:
5405:
5147:
5091:
5055:
4999:
4977:
4854:
4847:
4767:
4708:
4695:National Security Council
4655:
4646:
4612:
4599:Defunct political parties
4592:Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna
4552:
4474:
4463:
4400:1987 anti-Sinhalese riots
4340:Policy of standardisation
4120:
4106:
4020:
3817:. Rajagiriya, Sri Lanka:
3604:Political pressure groups
2979:
2975:
2969:
2965:
2956:
2952:
2943:
2923:
2901:Democratic Unity Alliance
2770:Motherland People's Party
2640:National Democratic Front
2365:Frontline Socialist Party
2315:All Lanka Tamil Mahasabha
2239:Sri Lanka Muslim Congress
1935:All Ceylon Tamil Congress
1895:Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna
1797:Up-Country People's Front
1790:Democratic People's Front
1780:National Union of Workers
1770:Sri Lanka Muslim Congress
1588:
1578:Registered voters/turnout
1540:
1529:
1451:Our Power of People Party
1208:Frontline Socialist Party
1120:Battaramulle Seelarathana
910:
907:
904:
720:
717:
714:
711:
685:Sri Lanka Muslim Congress
681:Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna
605:representative democratic
441:Grama Niladhari divisions
5207:East Timor (Timor-Leste)
4806:Leader of the Opposition
4448:2022 Sri Lankan protests
4226:Ceylon National Congress
4148:Sinhalese–Portuguese War
4035:Donoughmore Constitution
3964:templates for discussion
3639:
3619:List of rulers of Ceylon
3211:Administrative divisions
2823:Socialist Equality Party
2796:Eelavar Democratic Front
2489:Sinhalese National Front
2108:Muslim National Alliance
1708:Sri Lanka People's Party
1665:Mahajana Eksath Peramuna
1660:Ceylon Workers' Congress
1640:
1637:
1634:
1498:Bedde Gamage Nandimithra
1400:Socialist Equality Party
959:Anura Kumara Dissanayake
887:Sri Lanka People's Front
860:Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
414:Administrative geography
261:Leader of the Opposition
154:Previous constitutions:
5468:Cocos (Keeling) Islands
4929:Enforced disappearances
4587:Tamil National Alliance
4572:Sri Lanka Freedom Party
4178:American Ceylon Mission
4059:2000 Draft Constitution
4053:1997 Draft Constitution
4047:Republican Constitution
3342:High Court of Sri Lanka
3219:Civil Service structure
2896:
2850:Lanka Sama Samaja Party
2845:
2818:
2740:
2687:
2590:National People's Party
2510:
2360:
2207:
2083:Sri Lanka Freedom Party
1888:National People's Power
1838:Tamil National Alliance
1715:Sri Lanka Freedom Party
1698:Lanka Sama Samaja Party
1679:Pivithuru Hela Urumaya
1645:
1172:National Unity Alliance
1139:Ruhunu Janatha Peramuna
983:National People's Party
964:National People's Power
883:parliamentary elections
677:Tamil National Alliance
654:Sri Lanka Freedom Party
57:"Politics of Sri Lanka"
5073:Provincial governments
5027:North Western Province
5017:North Central Province
4690:Administrative Service
4582:Samagi Jana Balawegaya
4364:Vaddukoddai Resolution
4316:1958 anti-Tamil pogrom
4304:1956 anti-Tamil pogrom
4274:Ceylon Citizenship Act
4238:Donoughmore Commission
4114:
4075:Acts of the Parliament
3396:Asian Development Bank
2745:United Socialist Party
2665:Sri Lanka Labour Party
2465:People's Welfare Front
2155:Tamil People's Council
2151:Tamil National Party
1753:Samagi Jana Balawegaya
1675:National Freedom Front
1502:Nava Sama Samaja Party
1481:Samaraweera Weerawanni
1348:United Socialist Party
1326:Illiyas Idroos Mohamed
1260:Sri Lanka Labour Party
1238:Subramanium Gunaratnam
1014:Ariyawansa Dissanayake
836:Elections in Sri Lanka
669:Samagi Jana Balawegaya
612:President of Sri Lanka
476:Diplomatic missions of
281:Constitutional Council
5527:Politics of Sri Lanka
4816:Chief Opposition Whip
4811:Chief Government Whip
4622:Tamil militant groups
4567:United National Party
4394:Indo-Sri Lanka Accord
4370:1977 Sri Lankan riots
4346:1971 JVP insurrection
4292:Nehru-Kotelawala Pact
4286:1953 Ceylonese Hartal
4232:Jaffna Youth Congress
4112:
4070:Proposed Constitution
4041:Soulbury Constitution
4014:Politics of Sri Lanka
3301:Sri Lanka's judiciary
3290:276 Pradeshiya Sabhas
3282:24 Municipal Councils
3237:Indo-Sri Lanka Accord
2692:Democratic Left Front
2291:United Peace Alliance
1992:United National Party
1804:United National Party
1693:Democratic Left Front
1621:Alliances and parties
1464:Priyantha Edirisinghe
997:M. L. A. M. Hizbullah
737:United National Party
673:Other notable parties
661:United National Party
125:Politics of Sri Lanka
5382:United Arab Emirates
4944:Indentured labourers
4907:Freedom of the press
4539:Non-Aligned Movement
4388:Sri Lankan Civil War
4256:Cocos Islands mutiny
4250:Bracegirdle Incident
4220:1915 Ceylonese riots
4030:Kandyan Constitution
3969:Sri Lanka Government
3899:OpedColumn.News.Blog
3848:. Colombo, Sri Lanka
3656:Ranil Wickremesinghe
3376:Non-Aligned Movement
2718:New Sinhala Heritage
2515:New Democratic Front
1765:Jathika Hela Urumaya
1415:Ashoka Wadigamangawa
1396:Pani Wijesiriwardene
1382:New Sinhala Heritage
1362:Sarath Keerthirathna
1343:Siritunga Jayasuriya
1152:Anuruddha Polgampola
1068:Siripala Amarasinghe
944:New Democratic Front
871:Maithripala Sirisena
851:Ranil Wickremesinghe
732:Ranil Wickremesinghe
707:Main office-holders
658:liberal conservative
632:Cabinet of Ministers
546:Sri Lanka portal
266:Member of Parliament
216:Cabinet of Ministers
42:improve this article
5409:limited recognition
5063:Electoral districts
4821:Secretaries-General
4801:Leader of the House
4749:Magistrate's Courts
4328:Sirima–Shastri Pact
4322:Coup d'Ă©tat attempt
4262:Soulbury Commission
4244:Suriya-Mal Movement
4214:Temperance movement
3348:Magistrate's Courts
3162:in other districts.
3138:in other districts.
3097:in other districts.
3065:in other districts.
3041:in other districts.
3016:in other districts.
2970:Registered Electors
1608:
1591:Election Commission
1556:Invalid/blank votes
1275:Piyasiri Wijenayake
1222:Aparekke Punnananda
1123:Jana Setha Peramuna
1103:M. K. Shivajilingam
898:
708:
694:rated Sri Lanka a "
343:Election Commission
313:Magistrate's Courts
256:Leader of the House
5083:Political families
4922:Online Safety Bill
4882:Capital punishment
4358:Sirima–Gandhi Pact
4184:Kandyan Convention
4115:
3787:The New York Times
3660:Gotabaya Rajapaksa
1683:Socialist Alliance
1603:
1241:Our National Front
919:Gotabaya Rajapaksa
897:
879:Gotabaya Rajapaksa
845:was nominated the
798:Legislative branch
777:commander-in-chief
773:head of government
752:Dinesh Gunawardena
706:
620:head of government
5514:
5513:
5451:other territories
5141:Politics of Asia
5107:
5106:
5078:Local governments
5068:Foreign relations
5037:Southern Province
5022:Northern Province
4995:
4994:
4964:Sexual minorities
4934:Gender inequality
4848:Political culture
4843:
4842:
4642:
4641:
4554:Political parties
4122:Political history
4113:Flag of Sri Lanka
3750:www.aljazeera.com
3286:41 Urban Councils
3208:
3207:
2540:United Left Front
2212:National Congress
1670:National Congress
1596:
1595:
1378:Sarath Manamendra
1255:A. S. P. Liyanage
1187:Jayantha Ketagoda
979:Mahesh Senanayake
843:Mahinda Rajapaksa
765:
764:
651:social democratic
638:is vested in the
636:Legislative power
602:semi-presidential
589:
588:
493:Visa requirements
454:Foreign relations
401:Political parties
347:Recent elections
118:
117:
110:
92:
5534:
5504:
5494:
5493:
5463:Christmas Island
5149:Sovereign states
5134:
5127:
5120:
5111:
5110:
5097:
5096:
5047:Western Province
5012:Eastern Province
5007:Central Province
4852:
4851:
4653:
4652:
4497:Environmentalism
4472:
4471:
4298:Sinhala Only Act
4268:Independence Day
4208:Matale rebellion
4142:Wijayaba Kollaya
4007:
4000:
3993:
3984:
3983:
3903:
3902:
3890:
3884:
3883:
3881:
3879:
3864:
3858:
3857:
3855:
3853:
3845:The Daily Mirror
3836:
3830:
3829:
3827:
3825:
3811:
3805:
3804:
3797:
3791:
3790:
3778:
3772:
3771:
3760:
3754:
3753:
3742:
3736:
3735:
3733:
3731:
3716:
3710:
3709:
3707:
3706:
3700:
3694:(Report). 2024.
3687:
3679:
3662:
3650:
3197:
3186:
3180:
3169:
3163:
3148:
3139:
3124:
3115:
3104:
3098:
3075:
3066:
3051:
3042:
3023:
3017:
2998:
1616:
1609:
1516:Samansiri Herath
1309:Rajiva Wijesinha
1204:Duminda Nagamuwa
1136:Ajantha de Zoysa
1052:Rohan Pallewatte
939:Sajith Premadasa
899:
896:
709:
705:
702:Executive branch
696:flawed democracy
581:
574:
567:
544:
543:
542:
528:Sri Lanka Portal
165:Law of Sri Lanka
136:
120:
119:
113:
106:
102:
99:
93:
91:
50:
26:
18:
5542:
5541:
5537:
5536:
5535:
5533:
5532:
5531:
5517:
5516:
5515:
5510:
5482:
5450:
5441:
5422:Northern Cyprus
5408:
5401:
5143:
5138:
5108:
5103:
5087:
5051:
4991:
4973:
4839:
4828:16th Parliament
4763:
4759:Labour Tribunal
4744:District courts
4734:Court of appeal
4704:
4700:Law enforcement
4638:
4608:
4562:Current parties
4548:
4466:
4459:
4412:Mawanella riots
4116:
4104:
4095:Roman-Dutch law
4016:
4011:
3967:
3948:
3934:
3932:Further reading
3929:
3912:
3907:
3906:
3891:
3887:
3877:
3875:
3866:
3865:
3861:
3851:
3849:
3838:
3837:
3833:
3823:
3821:
3813:
3812:
3808:
3799:
3798:
3794:
3779:
3775:
3770:. 5 March 2020.
3762:
3761:
3757:
3744:
3743:
3739:
3729:
3727:
3718:
3717:
3713:
3704:
3702:
3698:
3685:
3681:
3680:
3676:
3671:
3666:
3665:
3651:
3647:
3642:
3615:
3606:
3364:
3358:
3345:District Courts
3298:
3296:Judicial branch
3277:
3271:
3252:Concurrent List
3233:
3221:
3213:
3204:
3201:
3200:
3187:
3183:
3170:
3166:
3158:) and with the
3149:
3142:
3134:) and with the
3125:
3118:
3105:
3101:
3093:) and with the
3076:
3069:
3061:) and with the
3052:
3045:
3037:) and with the
3024:
3020:
3012:) and with the
2999:
2992:
2985:
2984:
2159:
2140:
2139:
2031:
2023:
2022:
1939:
1931:
1930:
1899:
1891:
1890:
1859:
1841:
1840:
1809:
1756:
1755:
1724:
1656:
1655:
1604:Summary of the
1601:
1168:Namal Rajapaksa
1085:Milroy Fernando
895:
839:
828:
800:
704:
624:Executive power
585:
556:
552:Other countries
540:
538:
533:
532:
511:
503:
502:
484:
472:
456:
446:
445:
416:
406:
405:
395:
377:Parliamentary:
371:
338:
328:
327:
323:Labour Tribunal
308:District Courts
298:Court of Appeal
272:
232:
190:
180:
179:
175:Law enforcement
150:
127:
114:
103:
97:
94:
51:
49:
39:
27:
12:
11:
5:
5540:
5530:
5529:
5512:
5511:
5509:
5508:
5498:
5487:
5484:
5483:
5481:
5480:
5475:
5470:
5465:
5460:
5454:
5452:
5443:
5442:
5440:
5439:
5434:
5429:
5424:
5419:
5413:
5411:
5403:
5402:
5400:
5399:
5394:
5389:
5384:
5379:
5374:
5369:
5364:
5359:
5354:
5349:
5344:
5339:
5334:
5329:
5324:
5319:
5314:
5309:
5304:
5299:
5294:
5289:
5284:
5279:
5274:
5269:
5264:
5259:
5254:
5249:
5244:
5239:
5234:
5229:
5224:
5219:
5214:
5209:
5204:
5199:
5194:
5189:
5184:
5179:
5174:
5169:
5164:
5159:
5153:
5151:
5145:
5144:
5137:
5136:
5129:
5122:
5114:
5105:
5104:
5092:
5089:
5088:
5086:
5085:
5080:
5075:
5070:
5065:
5059:
5057:
5053:
5052:
5050:
5049:
5044:
5039:
5034:
5029:
5024:
5019:
5014:
5009:
5003:
5001:
4997:
4996:
4993:
4992:
4990:
4989:
4983:
4981:
4975:
4974:
4972:
4971:
4966:
4961:
4956:
4951:
4946:
4941:
4936:
4931:
4926:
4925:
4924:
4919:
4914:
4904:
4899:
4894:
4889:
4884:
4879:
4877:Assassinations
4874:
4872:19th Amendment
4869:
4867:13th Amendment
4864:
4858:
4856:
4849:
4845:
4844:
4841:
4840:
4838:
4837:
4836:
4835:
4825:
4824:
4823:
4818:
4813:
4808:
4803:
4798:
4797:
4796:
4789:Prime Minister
4786:
4771:
4769:
4765:
4764:
4762:
4761:
4756:
4754:Primary Courts
4751:
4746:
4741:
4736:
4731:
4730:
4729:
4714:
4712:
4706:
4705:
4703:
4702:
4697:
4692:
4687:
4678:
4677:
4676:
4661:
4659:
4650:
4644:
4643:
4640:
4639:
4637:
4636:
4635:
4634:
4629:
4618:
4616:
4610:
4609:
4607:
4606:
4601:
4596:
4595:
4594:
4589:
4584:
4579:
4574:
4569:
4558:
4556:
4550:
4549:
4547:
4546:
4541:
4536:
4535:
4534:
4524:
4519:
4514:
4509:
4504:
4499:
4494:
4489:
4484:
4478:
4476:
4469:
4461:
4460:
4458:
4457:
4451:
4445:
4439:
4433:
4427:
4421:
4415:
4409:
4403:
4397:
4391:
4385:
4379:
4373:
4367:
4361:
4355:
4349:
4343:
4337:
4331:
4325:
4319:
4313:
4307:
4301:
4295:
4289:
4283:
4277:
4271:
4265:
4259:
4253:
4247:
4241:
4235:
4229:
4223:
4217:
4211:
4205:
4199:
4193:
4187:
4181:
4175:
4169:
4163:
4157:
4151:
4145:
4139:
4133:
4126:
4124:
4118:
4117:
4107:
4105:
4103:
4102:
4097:
4092:
4087:
4082:
4077:
4072:
4067:
4062:
4056:
4050:
4044:
4038:
4032:
4026:
4024:
4018:
4017:
4010:
4009:
4002:
3995:
3987:
3981:
3980:
3975:
3947:
3946:External links
3944:
3943:
3942:
3933:
3930:
3928:
3927:
3921:
3913:
3911:
3908:
3905:
3904:
3885:
3859:
3831:
3806:
3792:
3773:
3755:
3737:
3726:. 15 July 2022
3711:
3673:
3672:
3670:
3667:
3664:
3663:
3653:Prime Minister
3644:
3643:
3641:
3638:
3637:
3636:
3631:
3626:
3621:
3614:
3611:
3605:
3602:
3372:United Nations
3360:Main article:
3357:
3354:
3353:
3352:
3351:Primary Courts
3349:
3346:
3343:
3340:
3335:
3329:
3328:
3303:consists of a
3297:
3294:
3273:Main article:
3270:
3267:
3232:
3229:
3220:
3217:
3212:
3209:
3206:
3205:
3203:
3202:
3199:
3198:
3181:
3164:
3140:
3116:
3099:
3067:
3043:
3018:
2989:
2988:
2982:
2981:
2980:
2977:
2976:
2974:
2971:
2967:
2966:
2964:
2961:
2958:
2954:
2953:
2951:
2948:
2945:
2944:Rejected Votes
2941:
2940:
2937:
2934:
2931:
2928:
2925:
2921:
2920:
2915:
2912:
2909:
2906:
2903:
2898:
2894:
2893:
2888:
2885:
2882:
2879:
2876:
2873:
2870:
2869:
2864:
2861:
2858:
2855:
2852:
2847:
2843:
2842:
2837:
2834:
2831:
2828:
2825:
2820:
2816:
2815:
2810:
2807:
2804:
2801:
2798:
2793:
2789:
2788:
2783:
2780:
2777:
2774:
2771:
2768:
2765:
2764:
2759:
2756:
2753:
2750:
2747:
2742:
2738:
2737:
2732:
2729:
2726:
2723:
2720:
2715:
2712:
2711:
2706:
2703:
2700:
2697:
2694:
2689:
2685:
2684:
2679:
2676:
2673:
2670:
2667:
2662:
2659:
2658:
2653:
2650:
2647:
2644:
2641:
2638:
2635:
2634:
2629:
2626:
2623:
2620:
2617:
2612:
2609:
2608:
2603:
2600:
2597:
2594:
2591:
2588:
2585:
2584:
2579:
2576:
2573:
2570:
2567:
2562:
2559:
2558:
2553:
2550:
2547:
2544:
2541:
2538:
2535:
2534:
2529:
2526:
2523:
2520:
2517:
2512:
2508:
2507:
2502:
2499:
2496:
2493:
2490:
2487:
2484:
2483:
2478:
2475:
2472:
2469:
2466:
2463:
2460:
2459:
2454:
2451:
2448:
2445:
2442:
2439:
2436:
2435:
2430:
2427:
2424:
2421:
2418:
2413:
2409:
2408:
2403:
2400:
2397:
2394:
2391:
2388:
2385:
2384:
2379:
2376:
2373:
2370:
2367:
2362:
2358:
2357:
2352:
2349:
2346:
2343:
2340:
2337:
2334:
2333:
2328:
2325:
2322:
2319:
2316:
2313:
2310:
2309:
2304:
2301:
2298:
2295:
2292:
2289:
2286:
2285:
2280:
2277:
2274:
2271:
2268:
2263:
2259:
2258:
2253:
2250:
2247:
2244:
2241:
2236:
2232:
2231:
2226:
2223:
2220:
2217:
2214:
2209:
2205:
2204:
2199:
2196:
2193:
2190:
2187:
2182:
2178:
2177:
2172:
2169:
2166:
2163:
2160:
2158:
2157:
2152:
2149:
2146:
2135:
2134:
2133:
2131:
2127:
2126:
2121:
2118:
2115:
2112:
2109:
2106:
2103:
2102:
2097:
2094:
2091:
2088:
2085:
2080:
2076:
2075:
2070:
2067:
2064:
2061:
2058:
2053:
2050:
2049:
2044:
2041:
2038:
2035:
2032:
2030:
2029:
2027:Bodu Bala Sena
2020:
2019:
2018:
2016:
2013:
2012:
2007:
2004:
2001:
1998:
1995:
1989:
1985:
1984:
1979:
1976:
1973:
1970:
1967:
1962:
1958:
1957:
1952:
1949:
1946:
1943:
1940:
1938:
1937:
1926:
1925:
1924:
1922:
1918:
1917:
1912:
1909:
1906:
1903:
1900:
1898:
1897:
1886:
1885:
1884:
1882:
1878:
1877:
1872:
1869:
1866:
1863:
1860:
1858:
1857:
1852:
1847:
1836:
1835:
1834:
1832:
1828:
1827:
1822:
1819:
1816:
1813:
1810:
1808:
1807:
1806:(Sajith wing)
1801:
1800:
1799:
1794:
1793:
1792:
1782:
1772:
1767:
1762:
1751:
1750:
1749:
1747:
1743:
1742:
1737:
1734:
1731:
1728:
1725:
1723:
1722:
1717:
1712:
1711:
1710:
1705:
1700:
1695:
1690:
1680:
1677:
1672:
1667:
1662:
1651:
1650:
1649:
1647:
1643:
1642:
1639:
1636:
1632:
1631:
1628:
1625:
1622:
1618:
1617:
1600:
1597:
1594:
1593:
1586:
1585:
1582:
1579:
1575:
1574:
1571:
1568:
1564:
1563:
1560:
1557:
1553:
1552:
1549:
1546:
1542:
1541:
1538:
1537:
1534:
1531:
1527:
1526:
1523:
1520:
1517:
1514:
1511:
1510:
1507:
1504:
1499:
1496:
1493:
1492:
1489:
1486:
1483:
1478:
1475:
1474:
1471:
1468:
1465:
1462:
1459:
1458:
1455:
1452:
1449:
1446:
1443:
1442:
1439:
1436:
1433:
1432:A. H. M. Alavi
1430:
1427:
1426:
1423:
1420:
1417:
1412:
1409:
1408:
1405:
1402:
1397:
1394:
1391:
1390:
1387:
1384:
1379:
1376:
1373:
1372:
1369:
1366:
1363:
1360:
1357:
1356:
1353:
1350:
1345:
1340:
1337:
1336:
1333:
1330:
1327:
1324:
1321:
1320:
1317:
1314:
1311:
1306:
1303:
1302:
1299:
1296:
1293:
1292:Aruna de Zoysa
1290:
1287:
1286:
1283:
1280:
1277:
1272:
1269:
1268:
1265:
1262:
1257:
1252:
1249:
1248:
1245:
1242:
1239:
1236:
1233:
1232:
1229:
1226:
1223:
1220:
1217:
1216:
1213:
1210:
1205:
1202:
1199:
1198:
1195:
1192:
1189:
1184:
1181:
1180:
1177:
1174:
1169:
1166:
1163:
1162:
1159:
1156:
1153:
1150:
1147:
1146:
1143:
1140:
1137:
1134:
1131:
1130:
1127:
1124:
1121:
1118:
1115:
1114:
1111:
1108:
1105:
1100:
1097:
1096:
1093:
1090:
1087:
1082:
1079:
1078:
1075:
1072:
1069:
1066:
1063:
1062:
1059:
1056:
1053:
1050:
1047:
1046:
1043:
1040:
1035:
1033:Ajantha Perera
1030:
1027:
1026:
1023:
1020:
1015:
1012:
1009:
1008:
1005:
1002:
999:
994:
991:
990:
987:
984:
981:
976:
973:
972:
969:
966:
961:
956:
953:
952:
949:
946:
941:
936:
933:
932:
929:
926:
921:
916:
913:
912:
909:
906:
903:
894:
891:
827:
824:
808:constituencies
799:
796:
792:prime minister
763:
762:
759:
754:
749:
747:Prime Minister
743:
742:
739:
734:
729:
723:
722:
719:
716:
713:
703:
700:
628:Prime Minister
610:, whereby the
587:
586:
584:
583:
576:
569:
561:
558:
557:
555:
554:
548:
535:
534:
531:
530:
524:
523:
518:
512:
510:Related issues
509:
508:
505:
504:
501:
500:
495:
490:
483:
482:
471:
470:
469:
468:
457:
452:
451:
448:
447:
444:
443:
438:
433:
431:Municipalities
428:
423:
417:
412:
411:
408:
407:
404:
403:
398:
397:
396:
394:
393:
386:
381:
374:
372:
370:
369:
362:
357:
353:Presidential:
350:
345:
339:
334:
333:
330:
329:
326:
325:
320:
318:Primary Courts
315:
310:
305:
300:
295:
294:
293:
283:
271:
270:
269:
268:
263:
258:
253:
251:Deputy Speaker
248:
231:
230:
229:
228:
218:
213:
206:Prime Minister
203:
191:
186:
185:
182:
181:
178:
177:
172:
167:
162:
151:
146:
145:
142:
141:
138:
137:
129:
128:
123:
116:
115:
30:
28:
21:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
5539:
5528:
5525:
5524:
5522:
5507:
5503:
5499:
5497:
5489:
5488:
5485:
5479:
5476:
5474:
5471:
5469:
5466:
5464:
5461:
5459:
5456:
5455:
5453:
5448:
5444:
5438:
5435:
5433:
5432:South Ossetia
5430:
5428:
5425:
5423:
5420:
5418:
5415:
5414:
5412:
5410:
5404:
5398:
5395:
5393:
5390:
5388:
5385:
5383:
5380:
5378:
5375:
5373:
5370:
5368:
5365:
5363:
5360:
5358:
5355:
5353:
5350:
5348:
5345:
5343:
5340:
5338:
5335:
5333:
5330:
5328:
5325:
5323:
5320:
5318:
5315:
5313:
5310:
5308:
5305:
5303:
5300:
5298:
5295:
5293:
5290:
5288:
5285:
5283:
5280:
5278:
5275:
5273:
5270:
5268:
5265:
5263:
5260:
5258:
5255:
5253:
5250:
5248:
5245:
5243:
5240:
5238:
5235:
5233:
5230:
5228:
5225:
5223:
5220:
5218:
5215:
5213:
5210:
5208:
5205:
5203:
5200:
5198:
5195:
5193:
5190:
5188:
5185:
5183:
5180:
5178:
5175:
5173:
5170:
5168:
5165:
5163:
5160:
5158:
5155:
5154:
5152:
5150:
5146:
5142:
5135:
5130:
5128:
5123:
5121:
5116:
5115:
5112:
5102:
5101:
5090:
5084:
5081:
5079:
5076:
5074:
5071:
5069:
5066:
5064:
5061:
5060:
5058:
5054:
5048:
5045:
5043:
5040:
5038:
5035:
5033:
5030:
5028:
5025:
5023:
5020:
5018:
5015:
5013:
5010:
5008:
5005:
5004:
5002:
4998:
4988:
4985:
4984:
4982:
4980:
4976:
4970:
4967:
4965:
4962:
4960:
4957:
4955:
4952:
4950:
4947:
4945:
4942:
4940:
4937:
4935:
4932:
4930:
4927:
4923:
4920:
4918:
4915:
4913:
4910:
4909:
4908:
4905:
4903:
4900:
4898:
4895:
4893:
4890:
4888:
4885:
4883:
4880:
4878:
4875:
4873:
4870:
4868:
4865:
4863:
4862:6th Amendment
4860:
4859:
4857:
4853:
4850:
4846:
4834:
4831:
4830:
4829:
4826:
4822:
4819:
4817:
4814:
4812:
4809:
4807:
4804:
4802:
4799:
4795:
4792:
4791:
4790:
4787:
4785:
4784:
4780:
4779:
4778:
4777:
4773:
4772:
4770:
4766:
4760:
4757:
4755:
4752:
4750:
4747:
4745:
4742:
4740:
4737:
4735:
4732:
4728:
4727:
4726:Chief Justice
4723:
4722:
4721:
4720:
4719:Supreme Court
4716:
4715:
4713:
4711:
4707:
4701:
4698:
4696:
4693:
4691:
4688:
4686:
4682:
4679:
4675:
4674:
4670:
4669:
4668:
4667:
4663:
4662:
4660:
4658:
4654:
4651:
4649:
4645:
4633:
4630:
4628:
4625:
4624:
4623:
4620:
4619:
4617:
4615:
4611:
4605:
4602:
4600:
4597:
4593:
4590:
4588:
4585:
4583:
4580:
4578:
4575:
4573:
4570:
4568:
4565:
4564:
4563:
4560:
4559:
4557:
4555:
4551:
4545:
4544:Unitary state
4542:
4540:
4537:
4533:
4530:
4529:
4528:
4525:
4523:
4520:
4518:
4515:
4513:
4510:
4508:
4505:
4503:
4500:
4498:
4495:
4493:
4490:
4488:
4485:
4483:
4480:
4479:
4477:
4473:
4470:
4468:
4462:
4455:
4452:
4449:
4446:
4443:
4440:
4437:
4434:
4431:
4428:
4425:
4422:
4419:
4416:
4413:
4410:
4407:
4404:
4401:
4398:
4395:
4392:
4389:
4386:
4383:
4380:
4377:
4374:
4371:
4368:
4365:
4362:
4359:
4356:
4353:
4350:
4347:
4344:
4341:
4338:
4335:
4332:
4329:
4326:
4323:
4320:
4317:
4314:
4311:
4308:
4305:
4302:
4299:
4296:
4293:
4290:
4287:
4284:
4282:(1950s–2000s)
4281:
4278:
4275:
4272:
4269:
4266:
4263:
4260:
4257:
4254:
4251:
4248:
4245:
4242:
4239:
4236:
4233:
4230:
4227:
4224:
4221:
4218:
4215:
4212:
4209:
4206:
4203:
4200:
4197:
4194:
4191:
4188:
4185:
4182:
4179:
4176:
4173:
4170:
4167:
4164:
4161:
4160:Fall of Kotte
4158:
4155:
4152:
4149:
4146:
4143:
4140:
4137:
4134:
4131:
4128:
4127:
4125:
4123:
4119:
4111:
4101:
4098:
4096:
4093:
4091:
4088:
4086:
4083:
4081:
4078:
4076:
4073:
4071:
4068:
4066:
4063:
4060:
4057:
4054:
4051:
4048:
4045:
4042:
4039:
4036:
4033:
4031:
4028:
4027:
4025:
4023:
4019:
4015:
4008:
4003:
4001:
3996:
3994:
3989:
3988:
3985:
3979:
3976:
3974:
3970:
3965:
3961:
3960:
3955:
3950:
3949:
3940:
3936:
3935:
3925:
3922:
3919:
3915:
3914:
3900:
3896:
3889:
3873:
3869:
3863:
3847:
3846:
3841:
3835:
3820:
3816:
3810:
3802:
3796:
3788:
3784:
3777:
3769:
3768:The Economist
3765:
3759:
3751:
3747:
3741:
3725:
3721:
3715:
3697:
3693:
3692:
3684:
3678:
3674:
3661:
3657:
3654:
3649:
3645:
3635:
3632:
3630:
3627:
3625:
3622:
3620:
3617:
3616:
3610:
3601:
3599:
3595:
3591:
3587:
3582:
3580:
3576:
3572:
3568:
3564:
3560:
3556:
3552:
3548:
3544:
3540:
3536:
3532:
3528:
3524:
3520:
3516:
3512:
3508:
3504:
3500:
3496:
3492:
3488:
3484:
3480:
3476:
3472:
3468:
3464:
3460:
3456:
3452:
3448:
3444:
3440:
3436:
3432:
3428:
3424:
3420:
3416:
3412:
3408:
3404:
3399:
3397:
3393:
3389:
3386:(SAARC), the
3385:
3381:
3377:
3373:
3369:
3368:United States
3363:
3350:
3347:
3344:
3341:
3339:
3336:
3334:
3331:
3330:
3327:Courts of law
3326:
3325:
3324:
3323:and others).
3322:
3321:Estate Tamils
3318:
3314:
3310:
3306:
3305:Supreme Court
3302:
3293:
3291:
3287:
3283:
3276:
3266:
3264:
3259:
3257:
3256:Reserved List
3253:
3248:
3246:
3242:
3238:
3228:
3226:
3216:
3195:
3191:
3185:
3178:
3174:
3168:
3161:
3157:
3153:
3147:
3145:
3137:
3133:
3129:
3123:
3121:
3113:
3109:
3103:
3096:
3092:
3088:
3084:
3080:
3074:
3072:
3064:
3060:
3056:
3050:
3048:
3040:
3036:
3032:
3028:
3022:
3015:
3011:
3007:
3003:
2997:
2995:
2990:
2987:
2986:
2978:
2972:
2968:
2962:
2959:
2955:
2949:
2946:
2942:
2938:
2935:
2932:
2929:
2926:
2922:
2919:
2916:
2913:
2910:
2907:
2904:
2902:
2899:
2895:
2892:
2889:
2886:
2883:
2880:
2877:
2874:
2872:
2871:
2868:
2865:
2862:
2859:
2856:
2853:
2851:
2848:
2844:
2841:
2838:
2835:
2832:
2829:
2826:
2824:
2821:
2817:
2814:
2811:
2808:
2805:
2802:
2799:
2797:
2794:
2791:
2790:
2787:
2784:
2781:
2778:
2775:
2772:
2769:
2767:
2766:
2763:
2760:
2757:
2754:
2751:
2748:
2746:
2743:
2739:
2736:
2733:
2730:
2727:
2724:
2721:
2719:
2716:
2714:
2713:
2710:
2707:
2704:
2701:
2698:
2695:
2693:
2690:
2686:
2683:
2680:
2677:
2674:
2671:
2668:
2666:
2663:
2661:
2660:
2657:
2654:
2651:
2648:
2645:
2642:
2639:
2637:
2636:
2633:
2630:
2627:
2624:
2621:
2618:
2616:
2613:
2611:
2610:
2607:
2604:
2601:
2598:
2595:
2592:
2589:
2587:
2586:
2583:
2580:
2577:
2574:
2571:
2568:
2566:
2563:
2561:
2560:
2557:
2554:
2551:
2548:
2545:
2542:
2539:
2537:
2536:
2533:
2530:
2527:
2524:
2521:
2518:
2516:
2513:
2509:
2506:
2503:
2500:
2497:
2494:
2491:
2488:
2486:
2485:
2482:
2479:
2476:
2473:
2470:
2467:
2464:
2462:
2461:
2458:
2455:
2452:
2449:
2446:
2443:
2440:
2438:
2437:
2434:
2431:
2428:
2425:
2422:
2419:
2417:
2414:
2411:
2410:
2407:
2404:
2401:
2398:
2395:
2392:
2389:
2387:
2386:
2383:
2380:
2377:
2374:
2371:
2368:
2366:
2363:
2359:
2356:
2353:
2350:
2347:
2344:
2341:
2338:
2336:
2335:
2332:
2329:
2326:
2323:
2320:
2317:
2314:
2312:
2311:
2308:
2305:
2302:
2299:
2296:
2293:
2290:
2288:
2287:
2284:
2281:
2278:
2275:
2272:
2269:
2267:
2264:
2261:
2260:
2257:
2254:
2251:
2248:
2245:
2242:
2240:
2237:
2234:
2233:
2230:
2227:
2224:
2221:
2218:
2215:
2213:
2210:
2206:
2203:
2200:
2197:
2194:
2191:
2188:
2186:
2183:
2180:
2179:
2176:
2173:
2170:
2167:
2164:
2161:
2156:
2153:
2150:
2147:
2145:
2142:
2141:
2138:
2132:
2129:
2128:
2125:
2122:
2119:
2116:
2113:
2110:
2107:
2105:
2104:
2101:
2098:
2095:
2092:
2089:
2086:
2084:
2081:
2078:
2077:
2074:
2071:
2068:
2065:
2062:
2059:
2057:
2054:
2052:
2051:
2048:
2045:
2042:
2039:
2036:
2033:
2028:
2025:
2024:
2017:
2015:
2014:
2011:
2008:
2005:
2002:
1999:
1996:
1993:
1990:
1987:
1986:
1983:
1980:
1977:
1974:
1971:
1968:
1966:
1963:
1960:
1959:
1956:
1953:
1950:
1947:
1944:
1941:
1936:
1933:
1932:
1929:
1923:
1920:
1919:
1916:
1913:
1910:
1907:
1904:
1901:
1896:
1893:
1892:
1889:
1883:
1880:
1879:
1876:
1873:
1870:
1867:
1864:
1861:
1856:
1853:
1851:
1848:
1846:
1843:
1842:
1839:
1833:
1830:
1829:
1826:
1823:
1820:
1817:
1814:
1811:
1805:
1802:
1798:
1795:
1791:
1788:
1787:
1786:
1783:
1781:
1778:
1777:
1776:
1773:
1771:
1768:
1766:
1763:
1761:
1758:
1757:
1754:
1748:
1745:
1744:
1741:
1738:
1735:
1732:
1729:
1726:
1721:
1718:
1716:
1713:
1709:
1706:
1704:
1701:
1699:
1696:
1694:
1691:
1689:
1686:
1685:
1684:
1681:
1678:
1676:
1673:
1671:
1668:
1666:
1663:
1661:
1658:
1657:
1654:
1648:
1644:
1633:
1619:
1615:
1610:
1607:
1592:
1587:
1583:
1580:
1576:
1572:
1569:
1565:
1561:
1558:
1554:
1550:
1547:
1543:
1539:
1535:
1532:
1528:
1524:
1521:
1518:
1515:
1513:
1512:
1508:
1505:
1503:
1500:
1497:
1495:
1494:
1490:
1487:
1484:
1482:
1479:
1477:
1476:
1472:
1469:
1466:
1463:
1461:
1460:
1456:
1453:
1450:
1447:
1445:
1444:
1440:
1437:
1434:
1431:
1429:
1428:
1424:
1421:
1418:
1416:
1413:
1411:
1410:
1406:
1403:
1401:
1398:
1395:
1393:
1392:
1388:
1385:
1383:
1380:
1377:
1375:
1374:
1370:
1367:
1364:
1361:
1359:
1358:
1354:
1351:
1349:
1346:
1344:
1341:
1339:
1338:
1334:
1331:
1328:
1325:
1323:
1322:
1318:
1315:
1312:
1310:
1307:
1305:
1304:
1300:
1297:
1294:
1291:
1289:
1288:
1284:
1281:
1278:
1276:
1273:
1271:
1270:
1266:
1263:
1261:
1258:
1256:
1253:
1251:
1250:
1246:
1243:
1240:
1237:
1235:
1234:
1230:
1227:
1224:
1221:
1219:
1218:
1214:
1211:
1209:
1206:
1203:
1201:
1200:
1196:
1193:
1190:
1188:
1185:
1183:
1182:
1178:
1175:
1173:
1170:
1167:
1165:
1164:
1160:
1157:
1154:
1151:
1149:
1148:
1144:
1141:
1138:
1135:
1133:
1132:
1128:
1125:
1122:
1119:
1117:
1116:
1112:
1109:
1106:
1104:
1101:
1099:
1098:
1094:
1091:
1088:
1086:
1083:
1081:
1080:
1076:
1073:
1070:
1067:
1065:
1064:
1060:
1057:
1054:
1051:
1049:
1048:
1044:
1041:
1039:
1036:
1034:
1031:
1029:
1028:
1024:
1021:
1019:
1016:
1013:
1011:
1010:
1006:
1003:
1000:
998:
995:
993:
992:
988:
985:
982:
980:
977:
975:
974:
970:
967:
965:
962:
960:
957:
955:
954:
950:
947:
945:
942:
940:
937:
935:
934:
930:
927:
925:
922:
920:
917:
915:
914:
900:
890:
888:
884:
880:
876:
872:
868:
863:
861:
856:
852:
848:
844:
837:
833:
823:
820:
815:
813:
809:
805:
795:
793:
789:
784:
782:
778:
774:
770:
769:head of state
761:22 July 2022
760:
758:
755:
753:
750:
748:
745:
744:
741:21 July 2022
740:
738:
735:
733:
730:
728:
725:
724:
710:
699:
697:
693:
688:
686:
682:
678:
674:
670:
666:
662:
659:
655:
652:
647:
645:
641:
637:
633:
629:
625:
621:
617:
616:head of state
613:
609:
606:
603:
600:
597:
593:
582:
577:
575:
570:
568:
563:
562:
560:
559:
553:
550:
549:
547:
537:
536:
529:
526:
525:
522:
519:
517:
514:
513:
507:
506:
499:
496:
494:
491:
489:
486:
485:
481:
477:
474:
473:
467:
464:
463:
462:
459:
458:
455:
450:
449:
442:
439:
437:
434:
432:
429:
427:
424:
422:
419:
418:
415:
410:
409:
402:
399:
392:
391:
387:
385:
382:
380:
376:
375:
373:
368:
367:
363:
361:
358:
356:
352:
351:
349:
348:
346:
344:
341:
340:
337:
332:
331:
324:
321:
319:
316:
314:
311:
309:
306:
304:
301:
299:
296:
292:
291:Chief Justice
289:
288:
287:
286:Supreme Court
284:
282:
279:
278:
277:
276:
267:
264:
262:
259:
257:
254:
252:
249:
247:
244:
243:
242:
239:
238:
237:
236:
227:
224:
223:
222:
219:
217:
214:
211:
207:
204:
201:
197:
194:
193:
189:
184:
183:
176:
173:
171:
168:
166:
163:
161:
157:
153:
152:
149:
144:
143:
140:
139:
135:
131:
130:
126:
122:
121:
112:
109:
101:
90:
87:
83:
80:
76:
73:
69:
66:
62:
59: –
58:
54:
53:Find sources:
47:
43:
37:
36:
31:This article
29:
25:
20:
19:
16:
5447:Dependencies
5377:Turkmenistan
5351:
5342:Saudi Arabia
5098:
5032:Sabaragamuwa
4939:Human rights
4887:Caste system
4781:
4774:
4724:
4717:
4683: /
4671:
4664:
4614:Other groups
4492:Conservatism
4352:Republic Day
4172:Kandyan Wars
4085:Thesavalamai
4065:Constitution
4013:
3957:
3938:
3917:
3898:
3888:
3876:. Retrieved
3871:
3862:
3850:. Retrieved
3843:
3834:
3822:. Retrieved
3809:
3795:
3786:
3776:
3767:
3758:
3749:
3740:
3728:. Retrieved
3714:
3703:. Retrieved
3689:
3677:
3648:
3607:
3583:
3513:(observer),
3400:
3380:Commonwealth
3365:
3313:Jaffna Tamil
3309:Thesavalamai
3308:
3299:
3278:
3260:
3249:
3234:
3222:
3214:
3184:
3167:
3102:
3091:Nuwara Eliya
3021:
2957:Total Polled
2917:
2890:
2866:
2839:
2812:
2785:
2761:
2734:
2708:
2681:
2655:
2631:
2605:
2581:
2555:
2531:
2504:
2480:
2456:
2432:
2405:
2381:
2354:
2330:
2306:
2282:
2266:Independents
2255:
2228:
2201:
2174:
2123:
2099:
2072:
2046:
2009:
1994:(Ranil wing)
1981:
1954:
1914:
1874:
1824:
1739:
1448:Saman Perera
864:
840:
818:
816:
801:
785:
766:
689:
675:include the
648:
590:
480:in Sri Lanka
389:
365:
273:
233:
170:Human rights
148:Constitution
124:
104:
95:
85:
78:
71:
64:
52:
40:Please help
35:verification
32:
15:
5506:Asia portal
5407:States with
5327:Philippines
5267:South Korea
5262:North Korea
5157:Afghanistan
5000:By province
4979:Terminology
4949:LGBT rights
4768:Legislative
4739:High Courts
4532:Tamil Eelam
4408:(1987–1989)
4390:(1983–2009)
4246:(1933–1939)
4198:(1817–1818)
4192:(1817–1948)
4174:(1796–1818)
4156:(1560–1619)
4150:(1527–1658)
4138:(1505–1594)
4100:English law
4080:Kandyan law
3952:‹ The
3010:Polonnaruwa
2924:Valid Votes
1567:Total votes
1545:Valid votes
1519:Independent
1485:Independent
1435:Independent
1419:Independent
1365:Independent
1329:Independent
1313:Independent
1279:Independent
1225:Independent
1191:Independent
1155:Independent
1107:Independent
1089:Independent
1071:Independent
1001:Independent
698:" in 2022.
599:multi-party
498:Visa policy
303:High Courts
235:Legislature
5387:Uzbekistan
5362:Tajikistan
5277:Kyrgyzstan
5257:Kazakhstan
5177:Bangladesh
5167:Azerbaijan
4917:Media bias
4912:Censorship
4892:Corruption
4776:Parliament
4685:Ministries
4666:Presidency
4648:Government
4512:Separatism
4507:Liberalism
4502:Federalism
4482:Capitalism
4475:Ideologies
4382:Black July
4090:Muslim law
3924:James Jupp
3724:Al Jazeera
3705:2024-07-22
3669:References
3388:World Bank
3235:Under the
3156:Batticaloa
2983:Footnotes:
2973:16,263,885
2960:12,343,302
2927:11,598,929
1581:15,992,096
1570:13,387,951
1548:13,252,499
1533:13,252,499
810:and 29 by
804:Parliament
640:Parliament
241:Parliament
192:Executive
188:Government
98:April 2021
68:newspapers
5473:Hong Kong
5427:Palestine
5352:Sri Lanka
5347:Singapore
5227:Indonesia
4987:White van
4969:Terrorism
4902:Elections
4710:Judiciary
4673:President
4657:Executive
4522:Socialism
4487:Communism
4467:movements
4465:Political
3317:Sinhalese
3245:provinces
3225:districts
1812:2,771,980
1727:6,853,690
948:5,564,239
928:6,924,255
902:Candidate
727:President
644:judiciary
592:Sri Lanka
516:Civil War
426:Districts
421:Provinces
336:Elections
275:Judiciary
196:President
5521:Category
5496:Category
5417:Abkhazia
5367:Thailand
5322:Pakistan
5302:Mongolia
5297:Maldives
5292:Malaysia
5192:Cambodia
5100:Category
4959:Scandals
3954:template
3878:7 August
3852:7 August
3824:7 August
3696:Archived
3613:See also
3487:Interpol
3483:Intelsat
3479:Inmarsat
3087:Kalutara
1638:National
1635:District
1589:Source:
683:and the
667:and the
656:and the
630:and the
614:is both
608:republic
521:Taxation
488:Passport
466:Minister
5392:Vietnam
5307:Myanmar
5287:Lebanon
5217:Georgia
5172:Bahrain
5162:Armenia
4954:Poverty
4833:Members
4783:Speaker
4681:Cabinet
4132:(1470s)
3956:below (
3939:Publius
3910:Sources
3872:news.lk
3730:16 July
3598:seaport
2947:744,373
2930:100.00%
2270:223,622
1997:249,435
1902:445,958
1862:327,168
1559:135,452
968:418,553
853:as the
788:cabinet
712:Office
596:unitary
246:Speaker
82:scholar
5437:Taiwan
5372:Turkey
5337:Russia
5272:Kuwait
5252:Jordan
5242:Israel
5202:Cyprus
5187:Brunei
5182:Bhutan
4855:Issues
4794:Office
4632:Others
4456:(2022)
4450:(2022)
4444:(2019)
4438:(2018)
4432:(2018)
4426:(2015)
4420:(2014)
4414:(2001)
4402:(1987)
4396:(1987)
4384:(1983)
4378:(1981)
4372:(1977)
4366:(1976)
4360:(1974)
4354:(1972)
4348:(1971)
4342:(1971)
4336:(1966)
4330:(1964)
4324:(1962)
4318:(1958)
4312:(1957)
4306:(1956)
4300:(1956)
4294:(1954)
4288:(1953)
4276:(1948)
4270:(1948)
4264:(1944)
4258:(1942)
4252:(1937)
4240:(1927)
4234:(1924)
4228:(1919)
4222:(1915)
4216:(1895)
4210:(1848)
4204:(1829)
4186:(1815)
4180:(1813)
4168:(1795)
4162:(1597)
4144:(1521)
4061:(2000)
4055:(1997)
4049:(1972)
4043:(1947)
4037:(1931)
3973:Curlie
3959:Curlie
3577:, and
3535:UNESCO
3531:UNCTAD
3382:, the
3132:Ampara
3083:Jaffna
3059:Jaffna
3031:Jaffna
3006:Ampara
2963:75.89%
2897:
2846:
2819:
2792:
2741:
2688:
2511:
2412:
2393:11,464
2369:14,522
2361:
2342:14,686
2318:30,031
2294:31,054
2262:
2243:34,428
2235:
2216:39,272
2208:
2189:43,319
2181:
2162:51,301
2130:
2111:55,981
2087:66,579
2079:
2060:67,692
2034:67,758
1988:
1969:61,464
1961:
1942:67,766
1921:
1881:
1831:
1815:23.90%
1746:
1730:59.09%
1646:
1641:Total
1630:Seats
1573:100.00
1536:100.00
1158:10,219
1142:11,705
1126:11,879
1110:12,256
1092:13,641
1074:15,285
1058:25,173
1042:27,572
1022:34,537
1004:38,814
986:49,655
775:, and
721:Since
718:Party
679:, the
642:. The
84:
77:
70:
63:
55:
5478:Macau
5397:Yemen
5357:Syria
5332:Qatar
5312:Nepal
5247:Japan
5222:India
5212:Egypt
5197:China
5056:Other
4897:Crime
3699:(PDF)
3686:(PDF)
3640:Notes
3594:Japan
3590:India
3586:China
3539:UNIDO
3523:SAARC
3459:IFRCS
3423:ESCAP
3108:SLPFA
3095:SLPFA
3063:SLPFA
3039:SLPFA
3035:Vanni
3014:SLPFA
2950:6.03%
2908:0.00%
2881:0.01%
2857:0.01%
2830:0.01%
2803:0.01%
2800:1,035
2776:0.01%
2773:1,087
2752:0.01%
2749:1,189
2725:0.01%
2722:1,397
2699:0.03%
2696:2,964
2672:0.03%
2669:3,134
2646:0.03%
2643:3,488
2622:0.03%
2619:3,611
2596:0.03%
2593:3,813
2572:0.04%
2569:4,345
2546:0.04%
2543:4,879
2522:0.04%
2519:4,883
2495:0.04%
2492:5,056
2471:0.06%
2468:7,361
2447:0.08%
2444:9,368
2423:0.08%
2420:9,855
2396:0.10%
2372:0.13%
2345:0.13%
2321:0.26%
2297:0.27%
2273:1.93%
2246:0.30%
2219:0.34%
2192:0.37%
2165:0.44%
2114:0.48%
2090:0.57%
2063:0.58%
2037:0.58%
2000:2.15%
1972:0.53%
1945:0.58%
1905:3.84%
1865:2.82%
1624:Votes
1584:83.72
1551:98.99
1530:Total
1506:1,841
1488:2,067
1470:2,139
1454:2,368
1438:2,903
1422:2,924
1404:3,014
1386:3,380
1368:3,599
1352:3,944
1332:3,987
1316:4,146
1298:4,218
1282:4,636
1264:6,447
1244:7,333
1228:7,611
1212:8,219
1194:9,467
1176:9,497
951:41.99
931:52.25
908:Votes
905:Party
715:Name
594:is a
436:Wards
89:JSTOR
75:books
5317:Oman
5282:Laos
5237:Iraq
5232:Iran
3880:2020
3854:2020
3826:2020
3732:2022
3592:and
3579:WTrO
3575:WToO
3567:WIPO
3559:WFTU
3515:OPCW
3451:IFAD
3443:ICRM
3439:ICAO
3435:G-77
3431:G-24
3407:IBRD
3403:IAEA
3288:and
3263:2014
3194:ACTC
3190:TNPF
3188:The
3177:ITAK
3171:The
3152:SLMC
3150:The
3128:ACMC
3126:The
3112:SLPP
3106:The
3089:and
3079:SLFP
3077:The
3055:LSSP
3053:The
3033:and
3025:The
3008:and
3000:The
2939:225
1562:1.01
1525:0.01
1509:0.01
1491:0.02
1473:0.02
1457:0.02
1441:0.02
1425:0.02
1407:0.02
1389:0.03
1371:0.03
1355:0.03
1335:0.03
1319:0.03
1301:0.03
1285:0.03
1267:0.05
1247:0.06
1231:0.06
1215:0.06
1197:0.07
1179:0.07
1161:0.08
1145:0.09
1129:0.09
1113:0.09
1095:0.10
1077:0.12
1061:0.19
1045:0.21
1025:0.26
1007:0.29
989:0.37
971:3.16
847:SLFP
802:The
690:The
618:and
390:next
384:2020
379:2015
366:2024
360:2022
355:2019
210:List
200:List
160:1947
156:1931
61:news
5449:and
5042:Uva
4022:Law
3971:at
3571:WMO
3563:WHO
3555:WCO
3551:WCL
3547:UPU
3543:UNU
3519:PCA
3511:OAS
3507:NAM
3503:ITU
3499:ISO
3495:IOM
3491:IOC
3475:IMO
3471:IMF
3467:ILO
3463:IHO
3455:IFC
3447:IDA
3427:FAO
3411:ADB
3173:TNA
3160:SJB
3136:SJB
3027:DLF
2933:196
2905:145
2878:632
2854:737
2827:780
1740:145
1733:128
1522:976
855:UNP
819:see
44:by
5523::
3897:.
3870:.
3842:.
3785:.
3766:.
3748:.
3722:.
3688:.
3588:,
3581:.
3573:,
3569:,
3565:,
3561:,
3557:,
3553:,
3549:,
3545:,
3541:,
3537:,
3533:,
3529:,
3527:UN
3525:,
3521:,
3517:,
3509:,
3505:,
3501:,
3497:,
3493:,
3489:,
3485:,
3481:,
3477:,
3473:,
3469:,
3465:,
3461:,
3457:,
3453:,
3449:,
3445:,
3441:,
3437:,
3433:,
3429:,
3425:,
3421:,
3419:CP
3417:,
3413:,
3409:,
3405:,
3394:,
3390:,
3319:,
3292:.
3284:,
3265:.
3143:^
3119:^
3085:,
3070:^
3046:^
3002:NC
2993:^
2936:29
1875:10
1825:54
1818:47
1736:17
814:.
771:,
687:.
634:.
622:.
478:/
158:·
5133:e
5126:t
5119:v
4006:e
3999:t
3992:v
3901:.
3882:.
3856:.
3828:.
3803:.
3789:.
3752:.
3734:.
3708:.
3415:C
3311:(
3196:.
3179:.
3114:.
2918:0
2914:0
2911:0
2891:0
2887:0
2884:0
2867:0
2863:0
2860:0
2840:0
2836:0
2833:0
2813:0
2809:0
2806:0
2786:0
2782:0
2779:0
2762:0
2758:0
2755:0
2735:0
2731:0
2728:0
2709:0
2705:0
2702:0
2682:0
2678:0
2675:0
2656:0
2652:0
2649:0
2632:0
2628:0
2625:0
2606:0
2602:0
2599:0
2582:0
2578:0
2575:0
2556:0
2552:0
2549:0
2532:0
2528:0
2525:0
2505:0
2501:0
2498:0
2481:0
2477:0
2474:0
2457:0
2453:0
2450:0
2433:0
2429:0
2426:0
2406:0
2402:0
2399:0
2382:0
2378:0
2375:0
2355:0
2351:0
2348:0
2331:0
2327:0
2324:0
2307:0
2303:0
2300:0
2283:0
2279:0
2276:0
2256:1
2252:0
2249:1
2229:1
2225:0
2222:1
2202:1
2198:0
2195:1
2175:1
2171:0
2168:1
2124:1
2120:0
2117:1
2100:1
2096:0
2093:1
2073:1
2069:0
2066:1
2047:1
2043:1
2040:0
2010:1
2006:1
2003:0
1982:2
1978:0
1975:2
1955:2
1951:1
1948:1
1915:3
1911:1
1908:2
1871:1
1868:9
1821:7
1627:%
911:%
838:.
580:e
573:t
566:v
212:)
208:(
202:)
198:(
111:)
105:(
100:)
96:(
86:·
79:·
72:·
65:·
38:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
