Ranil Wickremesinghe, the island nation’s president, announced on Saturday that he would run for president on September 21 after saving the cash-strapped island nation a sense of security from bankruptcy in 2022. On Friday, the island world’s election commission announced that national elections had been held in Sept, ending the months-long debate over the key challenge. The 75-year-old leader addressed a rally in Galle on Saturday saying,” I have already paid my deposit and consider that I may challenge the presidential election.” Given his United National Party’s ( UNP ) low standing, there was some speculating that he might not run for president. The Samagi Jana Balawegaya ( SJB), the current main opposition party, was caused by a serious split in the UNP in 2020, which led to the establishment of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya ( SJB).
