Polls Close in First Sri Lanka Election Since Economic Collapse

par This Is Beirut, 21/09 10:44 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

2024 Presidential Election opposition Sri Lanka Votes

Sri Lankans voted on Saturday to elect their president, two years after a catastrophic financial crisis that imposed a widely unpopular and harsh austerity program on the country. Polls opened at 7:00 AM local time (01:00 GMT) and closed at 4:00 PM (10:30 GMT) after a calm election marked by high voter turnout, according to AFP ...