Editing Politics of Sri Lanka (section)

== Political parties and elections ==
{{elect|List of political parties in Sri Lanka|Elections in Sri Lanka}}
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 [[Mahinda Rajapaksa]] was nominated the [[Sri Lanka Freedom Party|SLFP]] candidate and former Prime Minister [[Ranil Wickremesinghe]] as the [[United National Party|UNP]] 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. [[Ratnasiri Wickremanayake]] 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.

President Mahinda Rajapaksa lost the [[2015 Sri Lankan presidential election|2015 presidential elections]], ending his ten-year presidency. However, his successor, President [[Maithripala Sirisena]], decided not to seek re-election in 2019.<ref>{{cite news |title=President Maithripala Sirisena to not contest Sri Lanka polls |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/10/6/president-maithripala-sirisena-to-not-contest-sri-lanka-polls |work=www.aljazeera.com |language=en}}</ref> This enabled the Rajapaksa family to regain power in the [[2019 Sri Lankan presidential election|2019 presidential elections.]] Mahinda Rajapaksa's younger brother and former wartime defence chief [[Gotabaya Rajapaksa]] won the election, and was sworn in as the 7th Executive President of Sri Lanka.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.economist.com/asia/2020/03/05/sri-lankas-ruling-party-calls-an-election-hoping-for-a-landslide|title = Sri Lanka's ruling party calls an election, hoping for a landslide|newspaper = The Economist|date = 5 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/17/world/asia/sri-lanka-Gotabaya-Rajapaksa-election.html|title = Gotabaya Rajapaksa Wins Sri Lanka Presidential Election|newspaper = The New York Times|date = 17 November 2019|last1 = Bastians|first1 = Dharisha|last2 = Schultz|first2 = Kai}}</ref> The Rajapaksa's firm grip of power consolidated in the [[2020 Sri Lankan parliamentary election|parliamentary elections]] held in August 2020. The family's political party, the [[Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna]] (known by its 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/8/9/mahinda-rajapaksa-sworn-in-as-sri-lankas-pm-after-record-victory|title = Mahinda Rajapaksa sworn in as Sri Lanka's PM}}</ref>

On 23 September 2024, [[Anura Kumara Dissanayake]] was sworn in as Sri Lanka's new president after winning the presidential [[2024 Sri Lankan presidential election|election]] as a left-wing candidate.<ref>{{cite news |title=Anura Kumara Dissanayake sworn in as Sri Lanka's president |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqxr03x4dvzo |work=www.bbc.com}}</ref>  On 14 November 2024, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's [[National People's Power]] (NPP), a left-leaning alliance, received a two-thirds majority in parliament in Sri Lankan [[2024 Sri Lankan parliamentary election|parliamentary election.]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Sri Lanka: Left-leaning leader's coalition secures landslide victory |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crr9n2w0lyzo |work=www.bbc.com}}</ref>

=== 2024 presidential election ===
{{#section-h:2024 Sri Lankan presidential election|Results}}

=== 2024 parliamentary election ===
=== National ===
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{{#section:2024 Sri Lankan parliamentary election|2024 Parliamentary election national summary}}