Sri Lankan election chief hails parliamentary election

Colombo, Aug 18 (ANI): Sri Lankan Election Commissioner said that strict enforcement of law, especially among politicians and activists, ensured a violence free elections in a country that has a history if political feuding. Sri Lanka held a parliamentary election that will decide whether ex-president Mahinda Rajapaksa can stage a political comeback, as the leader who toppled him in January manoeuvred to block his path back to power. Sri Lankan Election Commissioner, Mahinda Deshapriya said there were no reports of any major violence over the past 48 hours – a significant development for his team. Final results are due on Tuesday. The election chief has often been credited for bringing sanity back into the Sri Lankan electoral practices with his no-nonsense approach and strict enforcement of the law.

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