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8,821 candidates are trying their luck in the Sri Lankan parliamentary elections.
Parliamentary elections are being held in Sri Lanka today. 1 crore 70 lakh people are voting for 225 seats of Parliament. Voting has started at 7 pm and will continue till 4 pm. To win in Parliament, any party needs 113 seats.
Parliamentary elections were held in Sri Lanka in August 2020. In such a situation, new elections were to be held next year but after winning the presidential election in September this year, Anura Kumara Dissanayake dissolved the Parliament.
President Dissanayake is trying to gain majority in this election so that most of the policies of his Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) party can be approved in the Parliament. JVP is part of the National People's Power (NPP) alliance, but the party has only 3 MPs in Parliament.
According to election experts, Dissanayake's party can win this election. None of the Rajapaksa brothers, who have dominated Sri Lankan politics for the past few decades, is contesting the elections this time.
Policeman checking ID of a woman before voting in Sri Lanka
Dissanayake promised to reduce the power of the acting President According to the Sri Lankan Election Commission, 8,821 candidates are contesting the elections. Voters directly elect 196 members to Parliament from 22 constituencies under the system of proportional representation. The remaining 29 seats are distributed according to proportional vote. The party gets a share in 29 seats according to the number of votes it gets in the elections. A voter can vote for 3 candidates on the basis of priority.
According to Al Jazeera, President Dissanayake believes that the power of the country is largely under the 'Acting President'. They have entered the elections with the promise of reducing this power, but they will need changes in the Constitution. They need two-thirds of the seats for this. Dissanayake is appealing to the public to win this many seats.
The post of executive presidency in Sri Lanka first came into existence in 1978. It has been criticized since then, but after coming to power, no party has tried to destroy its power.
Dissanayake has promised to curb corruption and improve the deal with the IMF during the Ranil Wickremesinghe era.
Many parties in the electoral fray, government can form a coalition with only 3 seats In this election, Dissanayake's NPP is facing competition from former PM Sajitha Premadasa's party (SJB), former President Ranil Wickremesinghe's United National Party (UNP), New Democratic Front (NDF) and Rajapaksa family's Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP). . Wickremesinghe says that he has rescued the country from bankruptcy.
Sri Lanka went bankrupt in the year 2022 due to failure to repay the loan on time. After this, anti-national protests started, after which the then Prime Minister Gotabaya Rajapaksa had to flee the country. After this Ranil Wickremesinghe took command of the country.
Dissanayake's party likely to get majority According to media reports, Dissanayake's alliance can get majority in the parliamentary elections after its huge victory in the presidential elections. Sajith Premadasa's party SJB, which stood second in the presidential election, may remain at second position. The remaining parties may be eliminated.
when will the election results come According to media reports, the results may come 1 or 2 days after the elections are over. In 2020, the results were declared within two days of voting.
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