Presidential election : President Rajapaksa signs proclamation [November 20 2014]

President Mahinda Rajapaksa today signed the official proclamation declaring his intention to hold a Presidential Election seeking another term.

Upon receiving the presidential proclamation for the election, the Election Commissioner would schedule the dates to call for nominations.

Yesterday (19) the main constituent of the United People’s Freedom Alliance, Sri Lanka Freedom Party at its Central Committee meeting, unanimously decided to field President Mahinda Rajapaksa as the Partys candidate at the next Presidential election.

President Rajapaksa was first elected on November 17, 2005 and was re-elected for a second term on January 26, 2010. He took oaths as President for the second term on November 19, 2010 and completed four years in office on November 19, 2014.