COLOMBO, Aug 5 — Sri Lankans go to polls today to elect a new parliament in an election that the party of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is widely expected to win. The election has twice been postponed this year because of the coronavirus, but government and election officials said the country was...
Sri Lankan police and election officials wearing protective masks load ballot boxes and papers onto buses ahead of parliamentary election scheduled for August 5, in Colombo, Sri Lanka August 4, 2020. — Reuters pic
The election is important for Rajapaksa who is seeking a two-thirds majority for his party so that he can make constitutional changes and expand the executive powers of the presidency. Polling will take place under strict safety guidelines. Voters have to maintain a one-metre distance between themselves, wear masks and sanitise their hands every time they touch anything.
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