Sri Lankans are ready to vote in tomorrow's presidential election. With over 30 candidates in the mix, here's a closer look at who's new and who's on top
An election official carries ballot papers into a bus from a distribution centre to polling stations ahead of the country's presidential election scheduled for November 16, in Colombo, Sri Lanka. November 15, 2019.
Nearly 16 million out of Sri Lanka’s total population of 21 million will be eligible to vote in the election. Sajith Premadasa is contesting for the New Democratic Front , a broad alliance led by Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe’s United National Party — a centre-right, pro-Western, pro-business political party. to eradicate poverty and improve housing under the slogan “shelter for all at 2025.”
Born in Colombo in 1967, Premadasa also enjoys popularity among the rural poor and ethnic minorities. Under their watch, the military defeated the LTTE terrorist organisation, which was fighting for an independent state for minority ethnic Tamils. Gotabaya has accused the Sirisena government of pandering to the nation’s Buddhist majority voters by focusing on ethnic reconciliation and human rights to the detriment of national security in the nation.
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