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An election official transports a sealed ballot box at the end of voting in Sri Lanka’s presidential election in Colombo.

Polls close in first Sri Lanka election since economic collapse

Turnout was at nearly 70 percent an hour before polling stations closed at 4:00 p.m. (1030 GMT)
President Ranil Wickremesinghe is fighting an uphill battle for a fresh mandate to continue belt-tightening measures that stabilized the economy

By AFP · 21 September 2024

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