Sri Lanka sets date for presidential poll
Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa has called a presidential election for mid-January, government sources said today, amid speculation the general who oversaw the end of 25 years of civil war is to challenge him.
The president can call elections for a second and final six-year term when he completes his fourth year in office, which for Rajapaksa was on Wednesday.
Government sources said the elections would be held in mid-January.
"The president has informed all the party leaders now, and he has signed the proclamation," said a cabinet minister, who declined to be identified.
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The president can call elections for a second and final six-year term when he completes his fourth year in office, which for Rajapaksa was on Wednesday.
Government sources said the elections would be held in mid-January.
"The president has informed all the party leaders now, and he has signed the proclamation," said a cabinet minister, who declined to be identified.
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