Pemilu Sri Lanka Incumbent Presiden Mahinda Rajapaksa

National elections for the first time after the fall of the Tamil Tiger rebels carried out simultaneously in Sri Lanka yesterday (26 / 1).

From the results while the site was launched Election Center Sri Lanka until last night (at 22:00 GMT), unknown if the incumbent President Mahinda Rajapaksa thin lead over his rival, Sarath Fonseka.

From 4293 votes had been counted, Rajapaksa scooped 50.15 percent. Fonseka was followed by the acquisition of 47.33 percent. Is still possible change of position because the difference in sound is not up to three percent.

Regarding the election, the General Elections Commission (KPU) said generally went smoothly without a hitch means. Government official website added, voter turnout is high enough, more than 70 percent. While the BBC reports that more than 60 percent.

The voting ends at 16:00 local time (17:30 GMT). Calculation results of the election that followed a total of 22 candidates that started three hours later. And, the final results are scheduled to be announced tomorrow morning local time.

Although generally went well, the controversy still accompany this election. Fonseka could not use the right because his name was listed. Name, a former 59-year-old general is not listed in the list of voters in 2008 the basis for the Commission of Sri Lanka as a basis for determining the list of voters in this election year.

"I'm sad because I could not vote today (yesterday, Red)," Fonseka said, told Agence France Presse. According to the government to use these policies to make people confused at the last moment.

However, he added, members of the Commission Dayananda Dissanayake has accepted his nomination documents as a presidential candidate. That is, there will be no legal problems that could prevent him if winning the election.

Another candidate, Vickremabahu Karunaratne, also almost can not use the right to vote because they do not have identity cards. However, he finally allowed to vote by special permission from local authorities.

May last year, Rajapaksa and Fonseka work together to crush the Tamil Tigers rebel group the Tamil struggle for independence since 1972. However, cooperation is mutually tails claims about who really is the most meritorious.

From each other's claims, the two later fell out after Fonseka officially decided to challenge his former boss in this 2010 election and brought the anti-corruption programs. Fonseka's popularity soared since last year. However, Rajapaksa remains optimistic the dispute could win.

"We're going to win big,''Rajapaksa said that five years older than Fonseka.

This election took place under tight security. Friday (22 / 1) and then, a bomb exploded in the northern Jaffna, the majority of citizens are ethnic Tamils. A spokesman for the Central Monitoring Election Violence said dalan, two bombs were thrown into the house of a successful team Rajapaksa of Sri Lanka's Liberation Party.