General Election was held on 5 August 2020. Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) was able to secure landslide victory in the election claiming the majority winning 145 seats out of 225 seats. Main opposition party Samagi Jana Balawegaya won just 54 seats. SLPP victory is mainly owing to the predominant success in curbing the COVID-19 pandemic and due to the negative publicity about the UNP-led government, which was accused of a major intelligence failure triggered by the aftermath of the 2019 Easter attacks.