President Mahinda Rajapaksa shows a victory sign after casting his vote (AP).COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – Sri Lankans crowded polling stations Tuesday throughout Colombo in a hard-fought election to decide whether the incumbent president or his former army chief should lead the nation's recovery from a brutal civil war both men helped win. However, enthusiasm for the poll in minority Tamil areas most affected by the fighting remained light, and early morning explosions in the northern city of Jaffna were expected to further suppress voting. More>>
- Video: Sri Lankans head to polls (Reuters)
Monks were involved in politics in an unprecedented way for this election (imagebank).
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