The newly elected President Anura Kumara Dissanayake will dissolve the current Parliament to elect a new Parliament at the first instance received by him according to the National Peoples Power (NPP) party MP Dr.Harini Amarasuriya.
Speaking to the Media at the National Elections Commission office premises in Colombo on Sunday she has stated that the new president will appoint a temporary cabinet to run the country and will be engaged in few otther activities before dissolving the Parliament
The Presidential Candidate of the National Peoples Power (NPP) Party Anura Kumara Dissanayake has been elected as the 09th Executive President of Sri Lanka with 5,740,179 votes(42.3 percent ) from the Presidential election held yesterday (21).He has been declared as the winner after counting of second and third preferential votes received by him and his main rival Samagijanabalawegaya Party(SJB) Leader Sajith Premadasa as the newly elected President didn't receive 50 percent of votes required according to the constitution .The final result of the Presidential election held last Saturday was announced at a ceremony held at the National Elections Commission in Colombo late sunday night.
The newly elected Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is scheduled to be sworn in before chief justice Jayantha Jayasuriya at a simple ceremony in Presidential secretariat at Galle face,Colombo tomorrow(23) it has been announced.There will be no auspicious times and welcome ceremonies for the newly elected preident the NPP has announced.Earlier NPP leaders requested the public not to light fire crackers and making milk rice at roadsides to celebrate the victory of newly elected Sri Lankan President.
The Islandwide curfew imposed since 10p.m last night(21) is due to continue till 12 noon today (22) according to the government .Earlier governmant had announced that the curfew will continue till 6 a.m this morning.
Although there is a peaceful enviornment prevails in the island since the conclusion of the voting last evening ,President Ranil Wikramasinghe has imposed the curfew under the powers vested with him from the Public Security Act .Meanwhile according to the authorities of the Katunayake Bandaranaike International Airport many top politicians representting current government and their family members as well as their close friends have fled away from the country since last night during curfew hours.
To Observe today's Presidential Election 116 foreign Poll observers have arrived the country recently according to the reports.Out of these observers 78 are from European Election Monitoring Organizations it has been reported.
Police protection is being provided to these poll observers to carry out their duty without any issue according to authorities.
President Ranil Wikramasinghe has declared the Petroleum services.the supply and distribution of petroleum and the Electricity as an essential services with effect from yesterday (20) the government has announced.
President's secretary E.M.S.B Ekanayake has issued a Gazette notification on this regard it has been reported.
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is due to address the nation via Electronic media tonight at 7.30 p.m it has been announced. President D...
