President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s manifesto for the 2024 Presidential Election was officially launched in Colombo, a short while ago.

The ceremonial event of unveiling the manifesto titled ‘Five Years of Winning the Country with Ranil’ commenced at the Taj Samudra Hotel in Colombo this morning (29), with the arrival of President Ranil Wickremesinghe at the venue.

This document outlines five principal components: “Theravada Trade Economy,” “Operation - Beyond 2025,” “Make a Radiant Society,” “Win the Motherland,” and “Unite Sri Lanka.”

The ceremony is also attended by Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena, Ministers Ali Sabry, Bandula Gunawardena, Nimal Siripala de Silva, and other ministers, parliamentarians and political leaders supporting the President as well as religious leaders. 

In a post on his official social media accounts this morning, the President said: “Today, I lay out my manifesto to rebuild our country. I promise only what I can deliver, and I will do my best for our nation in the next five years. I will rebuild this country, and the next five years will be a triumphant time for Sri Lanka.”

The website www.ranil2024.lk, which features the manifesto of President Ranil Wickremesinghe who is running as an independent candidate in the upcoming presidential election, was also launched during the ceremony today.

In his policy statement, President Wickremesinghe outlines the priorities of the five-year plan: easing the cost of living, creating jobs, offering tax relief, promoting economic growth and implementing the ‘Aswesuma’ and ‘Urumaya’ programs. 

As the first step, 100,000 new sources of employment will be created, thereby expanding the job market. Additionally, the manifesto mentioned that new income generation opportunities will be developed.