Episode 262: Sri Lanka's 2024 Presidential Elections: Campaign Politics and Challenges Ahead

South Asia Chat

Sri Lanka’s presidential election was held on Saturday the 21 September 2024. The presidential campaign was dominated by three main candidates, the incumbent President Ranil Wickremesinghe running on an independent platform, the main opposition party’s (Samagi Jana Balawegaya) leader Sajith Premadasa, and the National People’s Power candidate, Anura Kumara Dissanayake. In this episode, ISAS Research Fellow Dr Rajni Gamage talks to Dr Pradeep Pieris, Senior Lecturer at the Department of Political Science and Public Policy, University of Colombo, about the politics behind the presidential campaigns and challenges ahead.