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Isn't it a bit too early to be creating this article? The 2024 election just finished and no politician has stated their intentions to run for president in 2029. Not Wlwtn (talk) 16:15, 25 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

While it may seem early, I believe creating this article is justified. The 2024 campaign will undoubtedly influence the 2029 race, despite the promises to abolish the executive presidency as mentioned in the article. Whether these changes occur or not, documenting early developments and potential political shifts is important for clarity. This alone supports the early creation of the article. QEnigma (talk) 17:05, 25 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

"The 2024 campaign will undoubtedly influence the 2029 race" – That's a given, every presidential election has been greatly influenced by the election(s) before it. While it makes sense to list noteworthy early developments, right now it's way too soon to say how any development now will impact an election that won't happen for another 5 years.

Also, a lot of the information in this article feels like crystal balling. How do we know for sure that Premadasa and Dissanayake will run again in 2029? Right now, with the parliamentary elections coming up, politicians and citizens alike are focusing all their attention onto that. Basically, it doesn't seem like this article has much of a justification to be in the mainspace as of now. Not Wlwtn (talk) 17:52, 25 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

You may want to check the creation dates for articles like the Next United Kingdom general election and the 2024 United States presidential election which were created well in advance. If your reasoning were applied, these articles would have remained in draft space as well. Future candidate conflicts can easily be adjusted, as seen in the 2027 French presidential election by removing them from the infobox.

As for the focus on the upcoming general election, that should not be a reason to suppress or delay information that will be relevant in the future. QEnigma (talk) 18:06, 25 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The UK parliamentary election and United States presidential election are two of the largest, most widely observed elections in the world. Several independent organizations are dedicated to tracking and monitoring these elections. Sri Lanka is no US or UK. We only had two opinion polls for the 2024 election, compare that two the other two elections you mentioned which have entirely separate articles just for nationwide polling.

The article for the 2024 election was created just 2 years earlier in 2022. Other Sri Lankan election articles were created only months before the election sometimes (not saying all future ones should).

I understand your reasoning, and I'm fine with keeping the article, it just feels a little pointless at this time. Not Wlwtn (talk) 18:21, 25 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The size or scope of the election should not impact the pursuit of democracy and knowledge sharing, of which the latter being the cornerstone of this platform. Whether or not this article becomes relevant before the next election is a matter for the future. How things were done in the past should not dictate how they are done now or in the future.

Thank you for sharing your point of view. QEnigma (talk) 18:47, 25 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I would support saving this article as a draft article but not as a main article. Not Wlwtn (talk) 17:53, 25 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It's common practice for future election articles to be created soon after the current election is over, even if it's several years away - see this AfD. However, it should be called Next Sri Lankan presidential election as it's possible that under current laws the election could be called in 2028 - the constitution allows the incumbent president to call an election after serving four years i.e. AKD could call an election in September 2028. Also, if he keeps his election promise, the executive presidency maybe abolished in which case the next presidential election could happen even earlier.--Obi2canibe (talk) 20:17, 25 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I agree. Perhaps we should consider moving the article. Not Wlwtn (talk) 23:50, 25 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The article has been moved/renamed as suggested. Thank you for your input. QEnigma (talk) 03:28, 26 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]