evidence: Ranil Wickremesinghe announces candidacy for Sri Lanka's presidential race [...] Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has announced his candidacy for the upcoming presidential election set to be held on September 21. [...] He also informed about his decision to contest the presidential elections in a post on X. Wickremesinghe said that it was love for his country that drove him to take up the task of rebuilding Sri Lanka, which was in chaos and on the brink of bankruptcy. He called on people to support him to create a bright future for Sri Lanka.