September 21, 2026, marks two years since the National People’s Power (NPP) secured victory at Sri Lanka’s 2024 Presidential Election, setting the stage for a major shift in the country’s political landscape.
NPP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake emerged as the leading candidate in the first count with 5,634,915 votes, or 42.31 percent. As no candidate secured more than 50 percent of the valid votes in the first count, second-preference votes were subsequently counted. Dissanayake’s final tally rose to 5,740,179 votes, enabling him to secure the presidency.
Dissanayake was sworn in as Sri Lanka’s ninth Executive President on September 22, 2024. He later appointed Dr. Harini Amarasuriya as Prime Minister and dissolved Parliament, paving the way for a parliamentary election.
The November 14, 2024 General Election produced an even stronger mandate for the NPP. The party secured 6,863,186 votes and won 159 seats in Parliament, including 141 district seats and 18 National List seats. The result gave the NPP a commanding parliamentary majority and established it as the dominant political force in the new Parliament.
The Samagi Jana Balawegaya emerged as the main opposition party with 40 seats, while the Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi secured eight seats. The New Democratic Front won five seats, while the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna secured three.
To mark two years since its rise to power, the NPP government has organized a series of public rallies across the country under the theme “Our Government at Two Years – Good for the Country.” The rallies are being used to highlight the administration’s policies, development programmes and achievements during its first two years in office.
The anniversary also comes as the government faces continued scrutiny over its performance, economic challenges, governance policies and the pace of delivering on commitments made during the 2024 elections.
With the administration entering its third year, attention is now turning to the implementation of its longer-term policies and whether the strong electoral mandate secured in 2024 will translate into sustained economic, social and institutional outcomes.
