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Sri Lankan election heads into run-off count with leftist outsider in the lead
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The Guardian - World
Sri Lankan presidential election to be decided in runoff vote count
Anura Kumara Dissanayake and Sajith Premadasa go forward after no candidates gained 50% in first round. The Sri Lankan presidential election will be decided in a runoff, the country’s election body ...55 minutes ago -
ABC News - World
A Marxist lawmaker leads the vote count in Sri Lanka's presidential election
Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake is leading Sri Lanka’s presidential election after knocking out the incumbent liberal President Ranil Wickremesinghe from the race4 minutes ago -
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Marxist lawmaker leads the vote count in Sri Lanka's presidential election
Marxist-leaning Anura Kumara Dissanayake and opposition leader Sajith Premadasa headed to a run-off for Sri Lanka’s presidency on Sunday, the election body said, with a second round of counting to ...1 hour ago -
BBC News - Top stories
Sri Lanka election goes to historic second count
No presidential candidate got the 50% plus one required to win in the first round.1 hour ago -
ABC News - World
Vote count underway in Sri Lanka's presidential election after years of turmoil
Vote counting is underway in Sri Lanka’s presidential election as it seeks to recover from the worst economic crisis and political upheaval18 hours ago -
BBC News - Top stories
Votes being counted in Sri Lanka's first election since protests ousted president
The cost of living is at the front of many voters' minds in what is expected to be a close race.23 hours ago
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