Since Anura Kumara Dissanayake had won only 42 percent of the vote and 58 percent against, becoming the first President to be elected without an absolute majority vote, it left the parliamentary field wide open to be hotly challenged. The flayed Opposition began marshalling their troops to battle November’s elections.

Anura Kumara Dissanayake from the National People's Power leads Sri Lanka's presidential election with a significant margin, securing 58% of postal votes. Voter turnout is at nearly 75%, lower than the previous election.