Sri Lankan presidential candidate Sajith Premadasa holds rally ahead of election
Sri Lankan presidential candidate Sajith Premadasa held a rally ahead of the country’s upcoming election on September 21.
The leader of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya Party will be one of the forerunners in what is expected to be a three-way race.
This will be the first time since the 2022 economic crisis that Sri Lankans will be voting. The 2022 event saw widespread protests and the ousting of the previous president.
Meanwhile, Ranil Wickremesinghe, the incumbent president and former six-time prime minister, is also seeking re-election.
Wickremesinghe began his term in 2022 after the resignation of his predecessor Gotabaya Rajapaksa amid economic collapse.
His $2.9 billion IMF bailout programme has positioned him as a figure that seeks to guide Sri Lanka out of its financial problems.
