2022 Sri Lankan presidential election

An indirect presidential election was held in the Parliament of Sri Lanka on 20 July 2022 following the resignation of president Gotabaya Rajapaksa on 14 July. The president of Sri Lanka was elected by the Parliament of Sri Lanka in a secret ballot to decide who would complete the remainder of Gotabaya Rajapaksa's term. Candidates were nominated in the Parliament on 19 July in advance of the election the following day.

2022 Sri Lankan presidential election
20 July 2022
Turnout99.11%
 
Candidate Ranil Wickremesinghe Dullas Alahapperuma
Party UNP SLPP
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Electoral vote 134 82
Percentage 61.19% 37.44%
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Ranil Wickremesinghe (acting)
UNP

 Elected President

Ranil Wickremesinghe
UNP

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Ranil Wickremesinghe won the election with 134 votes and was elected as the ninth President (eighth executive President) of Sri Lanka. The election, which was held amid a political crisis, was the first time in the history of Sri Lanka that a vote took place in Parliament to elect a President.

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