Countries / Asia
LKA
Elections in Sri Lanka
republic
Next election
Sri Lankan parliamentary election - 31 August 2026
HA
Harini Amarasuriya live
Head of government
In office since
24 September 2024
Head of state
Anura Kumara Dissanayake
Region
Asia
Next election
Sri Lankan parliamentary election
31 August 2026
Government
republic
Capital
Colombo
Population
21 444 000
Country facts
Legislature
Parliament of Sri Lanka
Established
1972
Currency
Sri Lankan rupee
Official language
Tamil
Capital
Colombo
Region
Asia
Area
65,610 km2
Election history
16 November 2019presidential
Sri Lankan presidential election
won: Gotabaya Rajapaksa
8 January 2015presidential
Sri Lankan presidential election
won: Maithripala Sirisena
26 January 2010presidential
Sri Lankan presidential election
won: Mahinda Rajapaksa
Presidential winner & turnout from Wikidata; parliamentary winners omitted (Wikidata data unreliable).
Power transferspeacefulcontestedirregular
2024 - Dinesh Gunawardena Harini Amarasuriya
peaceful - no coup recorded
2022 - Ranil Wickremesinghe Dinesh Gunawardena
peaceful - no coup recorded
Classification: Powell & Thyne Coup d'Etat Dataset, where available.
Profile from Wikidata - updated 2026-06-16.