17th Parliament of Sri Lanka
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Parliament of Sri Lanka | |||||
| Overview | |||||
| 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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| Background |
| Economic crisis (2019–present) |
| Political crisis (2022–present) |
| Legacy |
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. The parliament met for the first time on 21 November 2024.
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.