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21/09/2024 16:41 (UTC)

SRI LANKA ELECTIONS (ADDS VIDEO)

Polling stations close in Sri Lanka’s 1st election since revolt removed ex-president

(Update: adds info on polls closing)

Colombo, Sep 21 (EFE).- Polling stations in Sri Lanka closed on Saturday as voters in the island nation were called to elect a new president.

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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

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

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

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

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

Colombo (Sri Lanka), Sep 21 (EFE) - Sri Lanka awaits with a mixture of uncertainty and optimism the outcome of the presidential elections that the country held on Saturday, the most disputed in its short history with three candidates with options of victory, which will have the challenge of getting the island nation out of the serious economic crisis it is going through.

Accustomed to vote between two candidates who concentrated almost all the support of the electorate, the rise of a third alternative to the traditional parties aroused equal parts illusion and fear among the more than 17 million Sri Lankans called to participate in the elections on Saturday.

CAMERA: CHAMILA KARUNARATHNE

FOOTAGE OF THE TRANSFER OF VOTES AFTER THE CLOSING OF POLLING STATIONS.

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Polling stations close in Sri Lanka’s 1st election since revolt removed ex-president

Polling stations close in Sri Lanka’s 1st election since revolt removed ex-president

Polling stations close in Sri Lanka’s 1st election since revolt removed ex-president

Polling stations close in Sri Lanka’s 1st election since revolt removed ex-president

Polling stations close in Sri Lanka’s 1st election since revolt removed ex-president

Polling stations close in Sri Lanka’s 1st election since revolt removed ex-president

Polling stations close in Sri Lanka’s 1st election since revolt removed ex-president

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