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    Home » Blog » Sri Lanka sets date for first presidential election since turmoil

    Sri Lanka sets date for first presidential election since turmoil

    July 25, 2024Updated:July 26, 2024 World No Comments
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    A federal announcement from the authorities released on Friday states that elections in Sri Lanka may be held on September 21. The island nation’s future reforms are expected to be influenced by this important vote, which is expected to determine how the island nation recovers from its worst financial crisis in a long time.
    Candidates must send their votes by August 15th. With nearly 17 million of the nation’s 22 million electors available, Ranil Wickremesinghe is expected to run for president. Wickremesinghe, 75, assumed the presidency in July 2022 after large demonstrations over the financial problems led to his president, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, fleeing the country and resigning.
    Wickremesinghe was elected by Parliament to complete the majority of Rajapaksa’s five-year name, first won in November 2019.
    Under Wickremesinghe, the country has begun to recover, aided by a$ 2.9 billion bailout from the International Monetary Fund ( IMF). Economic indicators have improved, with inflation dropping from 70 % in September 2022 to 1.7 % in June. The dollar has strengthened, and foreign exchange reserves are being rebuilt. The economy is projected to grow by 3 % in 2024 after shrinking by 7.3 % at the height of the crisis and shrinking by 2.3 % last year.
    Recently, bilateral creditors including Japan, China, and India agreed to a$ 10 billion debt restructuring. This package offers Colombo a four-year break on payments, saving the region$ 5 billion.
    Before a next IMF assessment is scheduled for the following year, Sri Lanka nonetheless needs to confirm a preliminary deal with lenders to rebuild$ 12.5 billion in debt. Despite the advancement, a quarter of the population has been plunged into hardship and prompted thousands to travel due to higher taxes under the IMF program, continuous inflation, and a sluggish job market.
    The candidates for president are expected to be antagonism head Sajith Premadasa and lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who is the party’s Marxist-leaning JVP. Both parties have indicated plans to change the IMF programme to lower living expenses and improve the effectiveness of the nation’s loan payment.
    An scientist noted that Dissanayake and Premadasa have both made public statements about the IMF program’s changes.
    Experts warn that Sri Lanka’s healing remains unstable. Reversing the reforms might lead to a new issue, according to experts. To ensure sustainable economic growth and stability, the subsequent government will need to maintain and finish these changes.
    According to one professional,” the new state will need to maintain the changes are carried out and concluded in order to enhance the business and put it on a good track.”
    The upcoming elections have substantial implications for Sri Lanka’s economic potential.

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