Sri Lanka Presidential Elections

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WorldNov 18, 2019, 1:50 PM IST
Sri Lanka Presidential elections: Gotabaya Rajapaksa to be sworn-in today

Earlier, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, a former defence secretary and brother of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, based his campaign on providing strong leadership on national security issues.
WorldNov 17, 2019, 1:50 PM IST
Sri Lanka Presidential elections: PM Modi congratulates Gotabaya Rajapaksa for victory

Taking to Twitter, Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Sri Lanka's former defence chief Gotabaya Rajapaksa on winning the 2019 Presidential elections
WorldNov 17, 2019, 11:07 AM IST
Sri Lanka Presidential elections: Counting of votes underway

During the Presidential elections in Sri Lanka, the six-week campaign in a neck-and-neck race witnessed tensions mounting across the country, with the Centre for Monitoring Election Violence (CMEV) documenting at least 743 electoral violations, including at least 45 cases of assaults or threats.

Sri Lanka Presidential elections: Gotabaya Rajapaksa to be sworn-in today