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Date: 21/09/2024 02:18 (UTC)
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Date: 20/09/2024 11:59 (UTC)
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Author: CHAMILA KARUNARATHNE
Topic: Politics » Election » National elections
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An armored Police officer stands guard at a polling station on the eve of the presidential election in Colombo, Sri Lanka, 20 September 2024. EFE/EPA/CHAMILA KARUNARATHNE

Date: 18/09/2024 03:57 (UTC)
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Topic: Politics » Election » National elections
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Anura Kumara Dissanayake, presidential candidate and leader of opposition political party National People's Power (NPP), waves to supporters during the final campaign rally for the upcoming presidential elections in Nugegoda suburb of Colombo, Sri Lanka, 18 September 2024. EFE/EPA/CHAMILA KARUNARATHNE

Date: 18/09/2024 03:57 (UTC)
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Topic: Politics » Election » National elections
Politics » Election » Political candidates

Supporters of Sri Lanka's incumbent President Ranil Wickremesinghe stand outside his campaign office for the upcoming presidential elections in Colombo, Sri Lanka, 18 September 2024. EFE/EPA/CHAMILA KARUNARATHNE

Date: 17/09/2024 12:45 (UTC)
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Topic: Politics » Election » National elections
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Sajith Premadasa (C), presidential candidate and leader of Sri Lanka's main opposition party Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB), acknowledges his supporters during a campaign rally for the upcoming presidential elections in Kadawatha, Sri Lanka, 17 September 2024. EFE/EPA/CHAMILA KARUNARATHNE

Date: 21/09/2024 08:01 (UTC)
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Colombo, Sep 21 (EFE).- Polling stations in Sri Lanka opened Saturday morning for voting in the country's first presidential election since the 2022 crisis, a key election for the economic recovery of this indebted island nation and in which there is no clear favorite.

The 13,421 voting centers opened at 7 am (01:30 GMT), and will close at 4 pm, according to the Sri Lankan Election Commission, which said that more than 17 million people were eligible to vote in these elections, in which the winner may not be known until Sunday morning. (Camera: CHAMILA KARUNARATHNE).

FOOTAGE SHOWS SRI LANKAN VOTERS STAND IN A QUEUE TO VOTE AT A POLLING STATION DURING THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, IN COLOMBO, SRI LANKA

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Polls open for Sri Lanka's presidential election

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Date: 21/09/2024 08:09 (UTC)
Credit: EFE
Source: EFE
Topic: Politics » Election » National elections
Politics » Election » Political candidates
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