Minutes after he was declared the victor in the 2010 presidential election, Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa told reporters that the outcome of the poll demonstrated the maturity of the people of the island nation.
Of the 14 million voters, nearly over a million exercised their franchise.
The Sri Lankan president, Mahinda Rajapaksa, today called for national unity after winning a controversial election, a result immediately contested by his rival creating a tense political standoff in the capital.
Even as Rajapaksa was declared the victor with 57.8% of the vote, General Sarath Fonseka, the former head of the army, who received 40%, said he would begin legal proceedings to have the result annulled. Fonseka also accused the government of wanting to kill him by removing his personal security detail.
A report posted on the website of the main opposition United National Party (UNP) quoted the deputy leader of the party as saying after the announcement of the election results, the government posed a threat to the life and career of General Fonseka and was holding him captive at the Hotel Trans Asia, where he was staying. It quoted him as saying that over 300 service personnel had been posted to restrict the General’s free movement.
Poll Results:
UPFA
Mahinda Rajapaksa 57.88% 6,015,934.
NDF
Sarath Fonseka 40.15% 4,173,185.
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