A total of 38 candidates are running in this election, including prominent figures such as Sajith Premadasa of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) party and Anura Kumara Dissanayake of the Janatha ...
For the first time ever, it could produce a winner who fails to gain a majority of votes. Either a victory or a narrow defeat of the leftist NPP’s candidate could stoke tensions. Should either the NPP ...