What are the major political parties in Sri Lanka?

All Ceylon Islamic United Front, All Ceylon Makkal Congress, All Ceylon Tamil Congress, Aziz Democratic Workers Congress, Bahujana Nidahas Peramuna, plus 83 more on file. Election results plus coalition math decide who actually governs.

When is the next election in Sri Lanka?

1 election tracked, including Sri Lanka 2024 Presidential Election.

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Sri Lanka

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Sri Lanka's last tracked vote was the Sri Lanka 2024 Presidential Election in 2024.

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88 parties compete for just 1 tracked governing office.

Capital: Colombo
Population: 21.4 million

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Sri Lanka is a country in Asia. Its capital is Colombo and it has an approximate population of 21.4 million.

Sri Lanka's political landscape includes 1 election, 88 political parties, and 1 office.

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All Ceylon Islamic United Front

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All Ceylon Tamil Congress

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Bahujana Nidahas Peramuna

Bolshevik Samasamaja Party

Bolshevik–Leninist Party of India, Ceylon and Burma

Buddhist Republican Party

Ceylon Communist Party (Maoist)

Ceylon Democratic Unity Alliance

Ceylon Labour Party

Ceylon National Congress

Ceylon Workers' Congress

Communist Party of Sri Lanka

Communist Party of Sri Lanka (Marxist–Leninist)

Crusaders for Democracy

Democratic Left Front

Democratic Party

Democratic People's Front

Democratic People's Liberation Front

Democratic United National Front

Democratic Unity Alliance

Democratic Workers Congress

Desha Vimukthi Janatha Pakshaya

Eelam National Democratic Liberation Front

Eelam National Liberation Front

Eelam People's Democratic Party

Eelam People's Revolutionary Liberation Front

Eelam Revolutionary Organisation

Freedom People's Congress

Freedom People's Front

Frontline Socialist Party

Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi

Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna

Jathika Hela Urumaya

Jathika Nidahas Peramuna

Jathika Vimukthi Peramuna

Lanka Equal Society Party

Lanka Mahajana Sabha

Lanka Prajathanthravadi Pakshaya

Lanka Sama Samaja Party (Alternative Group)

Lanka Sama Samaja Party

Left Liberation Front

Liberal Party of Sri Lanka

Mahajana Eksath Peramuna

Mawbima Janatha Pakshaya

Motherland People's Party

Muslim National Unity Alliance

National Congress

National People's Power

New Democratic Front

New-Democratic Marxist-Leninist Party

New Equal Society Party

New Lanka Freedom Party

New Sinhala Heritage

People's Alliance (Sri Lanka)

People's Front of Liberation Tigers

People's Tamil Congress

Revolutionary Workers Party