09-19-2005, 07:24 AM
சிறிலங்காவில் தேர்தல்Sri Lanka polls set for November
Sri Lanka is to hold presidential elections on 17 November, the country's election commission has announced.
The poll will pit current Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse against an opposition leader and former Prime Minister, Ranil Wickramasinghe.
The future of Sri Lanka's economy and of a peace deal with Tamil Tiger rebels are set to be central to the contest.
The poll was prompted by a court ruling last month that said the current president's term must end this year.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asi...sia/4259278.stm
Sri Lanka is to hold presidential elections on 17 November, the country's election commission has announced.
The poll will pit current Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse against an opposition leader and former Prime Minister, Ranil Wickramasinghe.
The future of Sri Lanka's economy and of a peace deal with Tamil Tiger rebels are set to be central to the contest.
The poll was prompted by a court ruling last month that said the current president's term must end this year.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asi...sia/4259278.stm
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