Anura kumara dissanayake speech latest

The Full Speech Delivered by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake at the Inauguration of the First Session of the Tenth Parliament (21.11.2024)

Today is an exceptionally significant day in the history of our Parliament.

For decades, political power in our country shifted back and forth between two main camps.

Anura kumara dissanayake speech latest

However, during the last Presidential and General Elections, that political power was entrusted to a new camp, us. This marks a monumental moment in the history of Sri Lanka’s Parliament.

This mandate is a comprehensive one, encompassing numerous key aspects.

Under our country’s established electoral system, this Parliament now includes the highest number of representatives ever elected under a singular mandate. This is a numerically significant achievement. However, beyond its quantitative value lies a qualitative strength: for the first time in a long while, the public mandate has brought about a political transformation that enabled the formation of a new g