| 17th Parliament of Sri Lanka | |||||
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 Parliament of Sri Lanka | |||||
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| Legislative body | Parliament of Sri Lanka | ||||
| Meeting place | Sri Lankan Parliament Building | ||||
| Term | 21 November 2024 – | ||||
| Election | 14 November 2024 | ||||
| Website | parliament | ||||
| Parliamentarians | |||||
| Members | 225 | ||||
| Speaker | Asoka Ranwala (NPP) (2024) Jagath Wickremerathna (NPP) (2024–) | ||||
| Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Committees | Rizvie Salih (NPP) | ||||
| Deputy Chairperson of Committees | Hemali Weerasekara (NPP) | ||||
| Prime Minister | Harini Amarasuriya (NPP) | ||||
| Leader of the Opposition | Sajith Premadasa (SJB) | ||||
| Leader of the House | Bimal Rathnayake (NPP) | ||||
| Chief Government Whip | Nalinda Jayatissa (NPP) | ||||
| Chief Opposition Whip | Gayantha Karunathilaka (SJB) | ||||
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The 17th Parliament of Sri Lanka, known officially as the 10th Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is the current Parliament of Sri Lanka, with its membership determined by the results of the 2024 parliamentary election held on 14 November 2024.[1][2] The parliament met for the first time on 21 November 2024.[3]
According to the Constitution of Sri Lanka, the term of the Parliament is 5 years. However, under Article 70 of the Constitution and Section 10 of the Parliamentary Elections Act, No. 1 of 1981, the President of Sri Lanka may dissolve parliament after two years and six months from its first sitting or upon receiving a resolution from parliament. This signifies that the president will possess the constitutional authority to dissolve parliament by decree, effective from 21 May 2027.[4][5]
- ^ "Proclamation by the President" (PDF). The Gazette Extraordinary. Department of Government Printing. 24 September 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 September 2024. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
- ^ Balasuriya, Darshana Sanjeewa (24 September 2024). "General election on November 14". Daily Mirror. Archived from the original on 24 September 2024. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
- ^ * For the proclamation by the President: "The Gazette Extraordinary - No.2410/02 of Tuesday, November 12, 2024 - Proclamation by the President" (PDF). Presidential Secretariat. 12 November 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 November 2024. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- For news media coverage of the proclamation: "New parliament meeting : President issues proclamation". Newswire. 12 November 2024. Archived from the original on 12 November 2024. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- For the presentation of the government's policy: "New govt's policy statement to be presented at Parliament's inaugural session". Ada Derana. 16 November 2024. Archived from the original on 17 November 2024. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
- For the revised schedule for presenting the government's policy: Siriwardana, Ajith (17 November 2024). "Revised time announced for Government's Policy Statement". Daily Mirror. Archived from the original on 17 November 2024. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
- ^ "Constitution of the D. S. R. of Sri Lanka (As amended up to 31st October 2022)" (PDF). Parliament of Sri Lanka. 30 March 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 September 2024. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
- ^ "Parliamentary Elections Act, No. 1 of 1981" (PDF). Parliament of Sri Lanka. 22 January 1981. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 November 2024. Retrieved 27 November 2024.