December 10, 2024

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Sri Lanka. Gotabaya Rajapaksa claims presidential victory

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) party presidential candidate Gotabaya Rajapaksa leaves a polling station after casting his vote during the country's presidential election in Colombo.

The candidate of the powerful Rajapaksa clan on Sunday claimed victory in Saturday’s presidential election.

Gotabaya Rajapaksa, candidate of the powerful Rajapaksa clan who is aiming for a return to power in Sri Lanka, claimed victory in Saturday’s presidential election on Sunday.

“We had between 53 and 54%” of the vote, told AFP his spokesman Keheliya Rambukwella. The first official results actually showed the 70-year-old ex-soldier heading towards the majority of votes.