Sri Lanka Presidential Election: National Security Important for All Candidates
In Sri Lanka, the people used their right to vote in the presidential election on Saturday. Counting of votes cast has begun. The country's security was the most important issue in this election. The Sri Lankan people voted for the election of a new country president on Saturday, November 16th. Thirty-five candidates participated in this election.
The total number of registered voters was 16 million. During the election campaign, all candidates focused on national security. The reason for this was the April attacks this year, in which nearly 200 people were killed. In this election, Gotabaya Raja Pakse, the brother of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, faced stiff competition against the United National Party's Sajith Primadasa. Former military officer Gotabaya was secretary of the Ministry of Defense under the chairmanship of his brother Mahinda Raja Pakse. The Rajapaksa family received the support of Sinhalese Buddhists. Special security arrangements were made throughout the country for these presidential elections.
Twenty-five thousand policemen were deployed at polling stations. After the polling time has passed, the counting of votes has begun. The election results will be revealed by Sunday afternoon, November 17th. Sri Lanka's Muslim and Tamil areas of Jaffna, the Hindu minority, are believed to be crucial to the success of any candidate. Sri Lanka's Muslim population makes up 10 percent of the population of 22 million. They have experienced severe dislike by the Sinhalese majority population since the April terrorist attacks this year. Unidentified gunmen opened fire on a bus carrying Muslim voters during voting for the presidential election. The attackers have no idea who they were. The firing took place in Anuradhapura, a city in central Sri Lanka. There were no reports of casualties or injuries in the attack. Police are investigating. ع Ø; Mm (Reuters, AP)
The total number of registered voters was 16 million. During the election campaign, all candidates focused on national security. The reason for this was the April attacks this year, in which nearly 200 people were killed. In this election, Gotabaya Raja Pakse, the brother of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, faced stiff competition against the United National Party's Sajith Primadasa. Former military officer Gotabaya was secretary of the Ministry of Defense under the chairmanship of his brother Mahinda Raja Pakse. The Rajapaksa family received the support of Sinhalese Buddhists. Special security arrangements were made throughout the country for these presidential elections.
Twenty-five thousand policemen were deployed at polling stations. After the polling time has passed, the counting of votes has begun. The election results will be revealed by Sunday afternoon, November 17th. Sri Lanka's Muslim and Tamil areas of Jaffna, the Hindu minority, are believed to be crucial to the success of any candidate. Sri Lanka's Muslim population makes up 10 percent of the population of 22 million. They have experienced severe dislike by the Sinhalese majority population since the April terrorist attacks this year. Unidentified gunmen opened fire on a bus carrying Muslim voters during voting for the presidential election. The attackers have no idea who they were. The firing took place in Anuradhapura, a city in central Sri Lanka. There were no reports of casualties or injuries in the attack. Police are investigating. ع Ø; Mm (Reuters, AP)
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