1993 Sri Lankan presidential election

Indirect Sri Lankan presidential election held in 1993 March 2024 March 2024 1993 Sri Lankan presidential election Sri Lanka presidential 1988 Sri Lankan presidential election 1988 7 May 1993 no 1994 Sri Lankan presidential election 1994 Dingiri Banda Wijetunga United National Party Unopposed President Dingiri Banda Wijetunga (acting) Dingiri Banda Wijetunga United National Party United National Party An indirect presidential election was held in the Parliament of Sri Lanka on 7 May 1993, following the assassination of president Ranasinghe Premadasa by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam in Colombo.Moore Molly 2024-02-24 SUICIDE BOMBER KILLS LEADER OF SRI LANKA https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1993/05/02/suicide-bomber-kills-leader-of-sri-lanka/327fce4c-e105-442f-8d1b-16150110bca7/ 2024-03-03 The Washington Post en-US 0190-8286 10 May 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230510143604/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1993/05/02/suicide-bomber-kills-leader-of-sri-lanka/327fce4c-e105-442f-8d1b-16150110bca7/ live The president of Sri Lanka was elected by the Parliament of Sri Lanka in a secret ballot to decide who would complete the remainder of Premadasa's term. Incumbent prime minister and acting president Dingiri Banda Wijetunga was the only contester for the presidency and was unanimously elected, without a vote, as the fourth president of Sri Lanka. He was named as the candidate of the ruling United National Party.Weerasooriya Sahan 2021-09-12 How D.B. Wijetunga became Executive President of Sri Lanka http://island.lk/how-d-b-wijetunga-became-executive-president-of-sri-lanka/ 2024-03-03 Sunday Island en-US 9 June 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230609112351/https://island.lk/how-d-b-wijetunga-became-executive-president-of-sri-lanka/ live Wijetunga was to continue the presidential term of Premadasa until the 1994 Sri Lankan presidential election was held in November 1994.Perera Miran Elected President by unanimous decision of Parliament http://archives.dailynews.lk/2012/09/22/fea04.asp 2024-03-03 Daily News Procedure According to the Presidential Elections (Special Provisions) Act of 1981, "Where the office of President becomes vacant in terms of paragraph (1) of Article 38 of the Constitution, as provided by Article 40 of the Constitution, Parliament shall elect as President one of its members who is qualified to be elected to the office of President, to hold office for the unexpired period of the term of office of the President vacating office.1981 Presidential Elections (Special Provisions) Act https://www.lawnet.gov.lk/presidential-electionsspecial-provisions/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20220721153034/https://www.lawnet.gov.lk/presidential-electionsspecial-provisions/ 21 July 2022 17 July 2022 LawNet Parliament of Sri LankaZulfick Farzan 16 July 2022 Vacant Presidency? Parliament procedure for election of President https://www.newsfirst.lk/2022/07/15/vacant-presidency-parliament-procedure-for-election-of-president/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20220715060648/https://www.newsfirst.lk/2022/07/15/vacant-presidency-parliament-procedure-for-election-of-president/ 15 July 2022 15 July 2022 News First Election schedule According to the Presidential Elections (Special Provisions) Act of 1981, "Where the office of President becomes vacant in terms of paragraph (1) of Article 38 of the Constitution, as provided by Article 40 of the Constitution, Parliament shall elect as President one of its members who is qualified to be elected to the office of President, to hold office for the unexpired period of the term of office of the President vacating office." The constitution requires for a successor to be elected within 30 days.12 July 2022 Who will succeed Gotabaya when he resigns? Game of Thrones begins to pick next Lanka President https://theprint.in/theprint-essential/who-will-succeed-gotabaya-when-he-resigns-game-of-thrones-begins-to-pick-next-lanka-president/1035563/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20220715043945/https://theprint.in/theprint-essential/who-will-succeed-gotabaya-when-he-resigns-game-of-thrones-begins-to-pick-next-lanka-president/1035563/ 15 July 2022 15 July 2022 ThePrint Mihindukulasuriya Regina Krishnankutty Pia DateDayEvent1 May 1993Saturday President Ranasinghe Premadasa is assassinated by a LTTE bomb blast in Colombo while attending a May Day rally.Prime Minister Dingiri Banda Wijetunga takes oath as acting president. Speaker announces presidential election through Parliament within seven days.7 May 1993FridaySecretary General of Parliament officially informs the House that the office of President has fallen vacant and calls for nominations.As he was the sole candidate, prime minister Dingiri Banda Wijetunga is elected as the 4th president of Sri Lanka without a vote, and assumes office until the end of Premadasa's term. Candidates Declared Candidate Political office and constituency Date declared Proposer/seconder Notes Ref. Reference(s) United National Party Dingiri Banda Wijetunga (1916 2 11 1993 5 7)United National Party Acting President(1–7 May 1993)Prime Minister(1989–1993)Kandy 7 May 1993 Wijayapala MendisA. C. S. Hameed Elected unanimously. Aftermath Following his appointment, Wijetunga appointed UNP MP Ranil Wickremesinghe as Prime Minister."Profile: Ranil Wickramasinghe" . BBC News. 2005-11-22. Retrieved 2008-10-04. The UNP government was defeated by the Sri Lanka Freedom Party led by Chandrika Kumaratunga in the August 1994 parliamentary elections, thus Kumaratunga would briefly succeed Wickremesinghe as Prime Minister."Hon Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga (1994–2005)" https://web.archive.org/web/20040603183314/http://www.priu.gov.lk/execpres/cbk.html 3 June 2004 . The official website of the Government of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 2008-10-04. See also Sri Lanka Politics 9th Parliament of Sri Lanka Assassination of Ranasinghe Premadasa References Sri Lanka Presidential election Sri Lanka Category:Presidential elections in Sri Lanka Category:Uncontested elections