Sri Lanka elections result 2024 LIVE Updates: Who will be the 10th President? Vote counting begins

Sri Lanka elections result 2024 LIVE Updates: Sri Lankans went to the polls on Saturday to elect the nation’s 10th president, marking the first election since the devastating 2022 economic crisis that led to a loan default. Incumbent President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who succeeded Rajapaksa and has been working to revitalize Sri Lanka's economy, is running for re-election. He faces competition from Anura Kumara Dissanayake of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) and Sajith Premadasa from the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) party.