After the results of Sri Lanka presidential election, WION Speaks to Iqbal Athas, Political Editor at Sunday Times from Sri Lanka for more clarity on the victory of Gotabaya Rajapaksa.

Sri Lanka presidential election: WION Speaks to Iqbal Athas, Political Editor from Sri Lanka

Gotabaya Rajapaksa won Sri Lanka's presidential election with 52.25 per cent of the vote, well ahead of his nearest rival Sajith Premadasa on 41.99 per cent, the election commission said Sunday.

Gotabaya Rajapaksa elected Sri Lankan president: Official results

Gotabaya Rajapaksa has won the presidency with a clear majority, his spokesman told AFP on Sunday, a day after the polls. Gotabaya Rajapaksa is the one who spearheaded the brutal crushing of the Tamil Tigers 10 years ago "It is a clear win. We envisaged it. We are very happy that Gota will be the next president. He will be sworn in tomorrow or the day after," spokesman Keheliya Rambukwella said.

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As Sri Lanka votes for new president, here are the key issues

Voting in Sri Lanka's presidential election concluded on Saturday with reportedly registering over 80% voter turnout. Some 85,000 police were on duty for the election with a record 35 candidates running for president, an office with considerable power similar to the French political system, with close to 16 million eligible voters.

Voting concludes in Sri Lanka president polls; result may come by Sunday afternoon

Sri Lankans packed into polling stations on Saturday to choose a new president for the island-nation still struggling to recover from Easter Sunday attacks on hotels and churches that have heavily weighed on its tourism-dependent economy.

Sri Lanka presidential election: Voters pack polling stations; nearly 60% turnout recorded

Sri Lanka's election commission said it would censor a state-owned TV station in an unprecedented move after accusing the network of bias against the former president's brother, who is standing in upcoming polls.

Sri Lanka election chief censors state TV ahead of polls

Sri Lanka's incumbent President Maithripala Sirisena has decided not to contest the country's presidential elections scheduled to be held on November 16. Sirisena's name was not on a list of 41 candidates who paid deposits by Sunday noon's deadline to contest the November 16 presidential poll, according to Election Commission records, Al Jazeera reported.

President Maithripala Sirisena to not contest Sri Lanka polls next month: Report

Sri Lanka's Election Commission on Wednesday announced that it will hold presidential polls on November 16, nearly two months before the incumbent's term ends. Commission chairman Mahinda Deshapriya said nominations would be called on October 7 allowing a short campaign of less than six weeks.

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