1993 Sri Lankan presidential election

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.^[1] 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.^[2] Wijetunga was to continue the presidential term of Premadasa until the 1994 Sri Lankan presidential election was held in November 1994.^[3]

^ Moore, Molly (24 February 2024). "SUICIDE BOMBER KILLS LEADER OF SRI LANKA". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on 10 May 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
^ Weerasooriya, Sahan (12 September 2021). "How D.B. Wijetunga became Executive President of Sri Lanka". Sunday Island. Archived from the original on 9 June 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
^ Perera, Miran. "Elected President by unanimous decision of Parliament". Daily News. Retrieved 3 March 2024.

[1] Moore, Molly (24 February 2024). "SUICIDE BOMBER KILLS LEADER OF SRI LANKA". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on 10 May 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2024.

[:0-2] Weerasooriya, Sahan (12 September 2021). "How D.B. Wijetunga became Executive President of Sri Lanka". Sunday Island. Archived from the original on 9 June 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2024.

[:1-3] Perera, Miran. "Elected President by unanimous decision of Parliament". Daily News. Retrieved 3 March 2024.

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