Rajapaksa family set to consolidate power in Sri Lanka after virus-hit polls | Malay Mail

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COLOMBO, Aug 6 — Sri Lankans voted in large numbers yesterday despite the coronavirus pandemic as the ruling Rajapaksa brothers sought to expand their mandate through the virus-delayed parliamentary polls. The election — postponed twice due to the epidemic — closed at 5:00 pm local time (1130...

Thursday, 06 Aug 2020 10:07 PM MYT

The election — postponed twice due to the epidemic — closed at 5:00 pm local time after 10 hours of voting, with strict hygiene measures in place to prevent the spread of the disease. Face masks were mandatory, voters were required to keep a social distance, and had to bring their own pen or pencil to mark their ballot papers.

The brothers are also viewed as heroes by the Sinhalese majority for orchestrating the military’s ruthless campaign that ended the decades-long Tamil separatist war in 2009 during Mahinda’s presidency.

 

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