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Curfew imposed in Sri Lanka despite peaceful polling – SUCH TV

Curfew imposed in Sri Lanka despite peaceful polling – SUCH TV

Sri Lanka imposed a night curfew across the country on Saturday despite a peaceful presidential election that is effectively a referendum on an unpopular IMF bailout. Police announced the eight-hour curfew shortly after the independent Election Commission said Saturday’s poll was the most peaceful in the country’s electoral history. President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who is facing…

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Sri Lanka Marxist candidate takes early lead in presidential vote – SUCH TV

Sri Lanka Marxist candidate takes early lead in presidential vote – SUCH TV

Sri Lanka’s Marxist politician Anura Kumara Dissanayaka took an early lead in Saturday’s presidential election during the counting of postal ballots, official results showed. Dissanayaka had 60.21% of the 164,000 votes counted, out of just over 700,000. Public servants involved in conducting the election are entitled to post their ballots, which are the first to…

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