Presidential Polls 2019 RESULTS

Army contradicts Police claims on North roadblocks

The Army today insisted that there was no move to block voters in the North by placing new roadblocks. Army sources in Jaffna denied reports that Police intervention resulted in Army roadblocks being removed in parts of the North. The Army said that no new roadblocks were placed in Jaffna and that the roadblocks over which some concerns were raised were placed after the Easter Sunday attacks. According to the Army, Army Commander Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva had instructed the military

16 Nov, 2019

Voting underway to elect Sri Lanka’s new President

Voting is underway to elect Sri Lanka’s new President with the main contenders being New Democratic Front (NDF) Presidential candidate Sajith Premadasa and Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Presidential candidate Gotabaya Rajapaksa. Tight Police security has been placed at most of the polling centres during the election. Voting opened at 7am today and closes at 5pm this evening. Nearly 16 million voters will be able to cast their votes at 12,845 polling stations throughout the country. A re

16 Nov, 2019

Multiple election related incidents reported

Multiple election related incidents have been reported around the country just before voting began and during voting, election monitors and the Police reported. The Centre for Monitoring Election Violence (CMEV) said that a convoy of buses carrying voters were obstructed this morning in Thanthirimalai in Anuradhapura. The CMEV said that the bus was obstructed, pelted with stones and shot at by unidentified persons. The Police are investigating the incident. The CMEV also reported multiple inc

16 Nov, 2019