Anura Kumara wins the first round of the presidential election

The final official result of the first round of the 2024 presidential election has been released. National People’s Power candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayake is ahead with a clear majority of votes.

But according to the provisions of the President’s Election Act, since the 50% percentage has not been exceeded, the second preference has to be counted, says the Election Commission of Sri Lanka.

The official result chart issued by the Election Commission of Sri Lanka is as follows.