31 years ago today, on November 7th, 1994 (October 5th, 1994 in the lunar calendar), Sri Lanka elected a female president. On November 7, 1994, in a largely calm atmosphere, more than 8 million voters in Sri Lanka elected their third president by universal suffrage at 9,580 polling stations in 22 constituencies across the country. Finally, the statistics show that Mrs. Chandra Kumaratunga, the candidate of the People's League and the current Prime Minister of the government, was elected with 4.79 million votes (62.28% of the votes); Its main opponent, the candidate of the United National Party, Mrs. Slima Disainayake, won 2.27 million votes and lost. The election results show that the people are "very tired" of the protracted ethnic war, and they hope that the ruling People's Alliance will break the deadlock under the leadership of Mrs. Ku, so that the country can develop its economy in a peaceful environment and greatly improve its living standard. As a matter of fact, since Mrs. Ku became the head of government in mid-August this year, she first played the trump card of "people's minds are determined to seek peace", immediately resumed the peace negotiations with the "Tiger" that had been interrupted for many years, and made positive progress through the first round of dialogue. At the same time, she also launched a set of policy agenda aimed at safeguarding the interests of Tamils and Muslims, which created a good opportunity for them to further consolidate their political foundation. An obvious example is that the National Plantation Workers' Union, composed of all Mountain Tamils, has been allied with the UNP for more than ten years, and its leader has been serving as the tourism minister of the UNP government. Two weeks before the election, the organization suddenly changed its flag into the arms of Ku's, which suddenly added at least 1.5 million votes to the People's League. Another intriguing background is that a major feature of South Asian politics is that "family charm shines alone", and Sri Lanka is no exception. Both Ku's parents are prominent dignitaries in the country: his father Solomon Bandaranaike was the founding father and first prime minister of Sri Lanka's independence; Her mother, Sirimavo Bandaranaike, inherited her husband's business and took charge of the government for 10 years. Public opinion in South Asia unanimously pointed out that Mrs. Ku has a long way to go, and her future ruling road will not be smooth. She faces at least three major problems. First, how can the current government reach a final armistice agreement with the "Tiger"? Second, as the fourth president of the country, is it necessary to amend the current constitutional provisions to weaken the authority of the head of state? The People's League has a word first. The fundamental purpose of Ku's presidential campaign is to reduce the presidential privilege and increase the role of parliament. Third, can the economic program with the tendency of Nordic welfare socialism work? The "total market economy" previously implemented by the United Kuomintang has not brought much sweetness to 18 million citizens, so what achievements have the economic policies of the People's League made? Sri Lankan diplomats here believe that Mrs. Ku is facing unprecedented opportunities, and the next decade will be a critical period.