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bbc.co.uk: Sri Lankan polling officers prepare final result documents at a counting centre in the eastern Sri Lankan province of Trincomalee on 11 May, 2008 bbc.co.uk
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Sri Lanka's ruling coalition wins a provincial election seen as key to its strategy against the Tamil Tigers. ... The opposition claimed the poll was marred by fraud and voter-intimidation Sri Lanka's ruling coalition has won a provincial election in the east of the... [read full story]                    

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Sri Lanka's ruling party, opposition in close poll race for Eastern Province government

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Oppo challenges Sri Lanka’s poll win

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COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s opposition vowed on Monday to mount a legal challenge against a key local election win by an alliance of the hawkish ruling party ... and defectors from the Tamil Tiger rebels. The opposition said President Mahinda Rajapakse and his allies —...

                   

Sri Lanka opposition to launch mass campaign against election violence

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12-May-2008
        

May 12, Colombo: Sri Lanka's main opposition United National party (UNP) today said the Eastern Provincial Council poll was marred by violence and it would launch a mass campaign until the government restore democracy. ... The opposition rejected poll results saying it...

Sri Lanka''s ruling party wins eastern poll

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12-May-2008
        

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka''s ruling party led by President Mahinda Rajapakse has won the Eastern Provincial Council polls with 20 seats, the Department of Ele ... COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's ruling party led by President Mahinda Rajapakse has won the Eastern Provincial Council polls...

Sri Lanka Govt claims victory in elections

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12-May-2008
        

Sri Lanka's ruling Coalition has been declared the winner of key elections in the east of the island. ... The United People's Freedom Alliance party and its allies hailed the victory as a major boost for the war against Tamil Tiger rebels. But opposition parties and...

                   

‘Election win a mandate for war against LTTE’

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12-May-2008
        

BATTICALOA: Sri Lanka’s president on Sunday hailed his party’s election victory in the country’s tense Eastern Province as a mandate to push ahead wit ... h his war against Tamil Tiger rebels in the north. This is obtained by fraud,’’ said Rauff Hakeem, leader of the...

                   

Sri Lanka govt wins key polls in boost for war effort

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12-May-2008
        

BOOKMARK TRINCOMALEE, Sri Lanka - Sri Lanka\'s ruling coalition was Sunday declared the winner of key elections in the east of the island, and hailed its victory as a major boost for the war against Tamil rebels. Opposition parties and monitoring rights groups, however,...

                   

Rajapaksa says election win a mandate for war against LTTE

hindu.com
11-May-2008
        

Batticaloa (AP): Sri Lanka's president on Sunday hailed his party's election victory in the country's tense Eastern Province as a mandate to push ahead with his war against Tamil Tiger rebels in the north. The election commission said the ruling United People's Freedom...

                   

Sri Lanka President says election results shows people's mandate for the government policy for...

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11-May-2008
        

May 11, Colombo: Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa today said, the election results of Eastern Provincial council show nothing other than the people's approval for the government policy for development of rural areas and for fighting terrorism. ... Issuing a...

                   

Rajapaksa says election win a mandate for war against Tamil rebels

hindu.com
11-May-2008
        

Batticaloa (AP): Sri Lanka's president on Sunday hailed his party's election victory in the country's tense Eastern Province as a mandate to push ahead with his war against Tamil Tiger rebels in the north. The election commission said the ruling United People's Freedom...

                   

Fraud alleged in victory by Sri Lanka governing party

iht.com
11-May-2008
        

The opposition condemned the results of the election for control of the Eastern Province, saying they were the outcome of an irreparably flawed vote. ... The governing party of Sri Lanka won control of the country's tense Eastern Province on Sunday after an election that...

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