All set for free and fair poll
All arrangements have been made to ensure the
voting rights of all on January 26 and hold a free and fair poll,
Elections Commissioner Dayananda Dissanayaka told the media
yesterday.
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GDP rose from US $1,000 to $2,000 per capita
“During my period, Sri Lanka which was
recognized as a low income country was elevated to middle income
status. The country’s per capita GDP rose from a meagre US $ 1,000
four years back to above US $ 2,000,” said President Mahinda
Rajapaksa.
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UNP website shows:
Victory for President
There have been several opinion polls conducted
by various organizations including universities but the best
evidence of the victory of the Presidential poll was the UNP website
www.unp.lk located at their party headquarters Sirikotha public
opinion survey which predicts President Mahinda Rajapaksa would get
73.1 percent of the vote while NDF candidate Sarath Fonseka would
get only 26.9 of the vote,
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No military leader gives up power voluntarily - GL
World history does not record of any military
leader, voluntarily relinquishing political power, after attaining
it and it is up to the intelligent electorate to take a decision
whether to elect such a military leader seeking the presidency of
the country or select a sensitive,
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Asian election monitors here
Observers would be deployed in all districts to
monitor the Presidential Election, said Head of Observers’ Mission
of the Association of Asian Election Authorities Dr Pan Wei Ta of
Taiwan. Forty observers, including Afghan Vice President General
Ayub Assil and several Election Commissioners from 13 countries
would monitor the Presidential Elections from 7 am to 4 pm on
January 26.
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