Sri Lanka re-elects president; opponent cries foul (MSNBC)
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa swept to a second term in office Wednesday, but his chief rival vowed to challenge the results and for hours insisted he was being held a virtual prisoner in a tony hotel surrounded by hundreds of soldiers.
Sri Lanka re-elects president; opponent cries foul (AP via Yahoo! News)
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa swept to a second term in office, but his chief rival vowed to challenge the results and for hours insisted he was being held a virtual prisoner in a tony hotel surrounded by hundreds of soldiers.
Sri Lankan president wins election; opponent cries foul (The Jamaica Observer)
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa won a resounding re-election victory yesterday, beating back a challenge from his former army chief, who rejected the official results.
Tamil Vote Could Be Key in Sri Lanka (International Herald Tribune)
As voters streamed to the polls on Tuesday in Sri Lanka’s first election since the defeat of the Tamil Tiger insurgency, the Tamil vote could be key.
Sri Lanka president’s election win disappoints Tamil expats (The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News)
The decisive win of Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa in Tuesday’s election comes as disappointing news to the influential community of Tamils living overseas, many of whom are still reeling from his government’s defeat of the Tamil Tiger rebels last year.
Sri Lankan president triumphant, despite poll challenge (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Sri Lanka’s president said Thursday his re-election was a perfect response to those who had criticised his handling of the war against Tamil rebels, even as his defeated rival rejected the result.
Profiles: Sri Lankan election candidates (Guardian Unlimited)
Brief histories of the president and his general President Mahinda Rajapaksa The 64-year-old made a name for himself as a human rights defender during Sri Lanka’s 1987-1990 Marxist insurrection, which the government put down violently. In 1970 he became Sri Lanka’s youngest MP. A lawyer by training, he comes from a long line of politicians from the southern district of Hambantota. He won his …
Sri Lankan Challenger Rejects President’s Poll Win (ABC News)
Sri Lankan President declared election winner; challenger rejects results. Sri Lanka – President of Sri Lanka – Asia – Mahinda Rajapaksa – Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
