Key Takeaways
- The presidential election in Sri Lanka is scheduled for Sept. 21.
- The Election Commission announced the election date, with nominations due on Aug. 15.
- The current president of Sri Lanka is Ranil Wickremesinghe.
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Election Commission announced on Friday that the country’s presidential election will be held on Sept. 21.
The Election Commission also announced Aug. 15 as the date of nomination of candidates for the election of the president, according to the gazette notification issued in this regard.
The president’s term expires on Nov. 17, 2024. The election must be held between 1 and 2 months before then, as per the constitution.
Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who won the presidential election in November 2019, resigned from the post in July 2022 amid a severe economic crisis in the South Asian country.
Ranil Wickremesinghe was elected as president in an election held in parliament following Rajapaksa’s resignation.
