President was elected 2 months ago, then why are elections being held in Sri Lanka now? Result will come on 15th November

Sri Lanka votes today in its second national election in as many months, with the opposition struggling to recover from a crushing defeat in the presidential election. The snap parliamentary election was called by new President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the south Asian island’s first leftist leader after winning the election on a promise to fight corruption and recover the country’s stolen assets. Anura Kumara Dissanayake won the September 21 presidential election in the island nation but failed to get more than 50 percent of the vote, prompting Dissanayake to advocate for a stronger parliament to implement his anti-corruption accountability reform program. Are doing.

Promises of economic reform

Voting for parliamentary elections has started in Sri Lanka. This election is important for the new President of the country who is inclined towards Marxist ideology to fulfill the promises of economic reforms. If the party National People’s Power (NPP) wants to gain control of the 225-member Parliament, then it will have to win at least 113 seats in the elections. The NPP was formed in 2019 and is a relatively new party in the Sri Lankan political scene.

These elections are important in determining the direction and condition of the country.

The biggest challenge for the party is that many of its candidates are new faces in politics and they are competing with candidates from other old parties of the country. Sajith Premadasa, who came second in the presidential election, and his party United People’s Power are the NPP’s main rivals. As Sri Lanka is struggling to deal with its worst economic crisis, these elections are very important in determining the direction and condition of the country. A total of 8,821 candidates are in the fray. The results may be declared on Friday.