Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

, the Leader of the Opposition is the leader of the largest

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that is not in

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. This is usually the leader of the second-largest

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in Parliament. Sajith Premadasa officially took office as

Leader of the Opposition The Leader of the Opposition is a title traditionally held by the leader of the largest political party not in government, typical in countries utilizing the parliamentary system form of government. The leader of the opposition is typically se ...

on August 20, 2020, after Speaker announces the appointment in parliament.

Privileges of office

Salary

In 2016, the Leader of the Opposition received a salary month and other entitlements of a

Member of Parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members o ...

Other privileges

The leader of the opposition is entitled to an

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, office, transport and security equal that of a

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.Sampanthan finally gets official residence!
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Order of precedence

In the

Sri Lankan order of precedence The Order of Precedence in Sri Lanka the protocol list at which Sri Lankan government officials are seated according to their rank. This is not the list of succession. Current Order of Precedence # The President of Sri Lanka # The Prime Mini ...

, the leader of the opposition is ranked at the level of a

in the

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Privileges of office

Salary

Other privileges

Order of precedence

Leaders of the Opposition (1947–present)

References

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