Colombo: Today is a very important day for Sri Lanka, as voting for the presidential election has started today. The Sri Lankan government had to face public anger after the worst economic recession in 2022. 38 candidates are in the fray for the presidential election.

This is the first election in Sri Lanka after 2022

The main contest is between current President Ranil Wickremesinghe, opposition leader Sajith Premadasa and leftist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake. This is the first election in Sri Lanka after the economic crisis of the year 2022.

The election results will be declared on Sunday

Voting will be held on Saturday from 7 am to 5 pm. Votes will be cast at more than 13,400 polling stations. About 1.7 crore registered voters are eligible to vote in this election. The election results will be declared on Sunday.

Wickremesinghe took charge in July 2022

Wickremesinghe, 75, took office in July 2022 after his predecessor Gotabaya Rajapaksa was forced to flee the country and later resign following widespread protests over a severe financial crisis. Parliament elected Wickremesinghe to serve the remainder of the five-year term vacated by Rajapaksa, elected in November 2019.