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Sri Lankan opposition candidate wins presidential elections

Xinhua | Updated: 2019-11-17 18:59

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COLOMBO - Sri Lanka's Elections Chief Mahinda Deshapriya on Sunday afternoon confirmed that opposition candidate Gotabaya Rajapaksa won the presidential elections.

Rajapaksa secured over 6 million or over 52 percent of the votes.

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