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Sri Lankan Elections
April 4, 2004 - 10:37 AM
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UPFA To Form New Government!
Bandula Jayasekara in Colombo, SLT 3.15 P.M Sunday 4 April 2004. The United Peoples Freedom Alliance is expected to form the new government either by this evening or tomorrow morning. A senior member of the SLFP and the JVP told The Lanka Academic that they will definitely form the government and discussions are under way now to decide on the details.
Election official: No re-voting in Sri Lanka
Associated Press, Sun April 4, 2004 01:27 EST . - - COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - (AP) Voting will not be held again in two areas where there were widespread reports of irregularities in Friday's parliamentary election, Sri Lanka - 's election commissioner said Sunday, paving the way for the release of final results.
The announcement came after Election Commissioner Dayanada Dissanayake met Sunday with leaders of the island's major parties to discuss the report.
``We had a lengthy discussion and my decision is that there is no need for re-polling,'' Dissanayake told reporters.
It was not immediately clear when final results from the vote and the official announcement of what party will form the new government will be announced. But officials said the process to make those announcements would begin immediately.
In early counting, the political alliance of President Chandrika Kumaratunga was holding a strong lead, far ahead of her longtime rival, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe.
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Re: Sri Lankan Elections
April 4, 2004 - 01:49 AM
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Greetings Vivek, It was democratic all time but wont be stable at all 
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Re: Sri Lankan Elections
April 4, 2004 - 12:59 PM
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Nice to know, Shrilanka is heading for a good old stable democracy afterall.
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