Lanka's 'Mahamahim' Mahinda Rajapaksa to seek third term in election 2 years ahead of schedule
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Sri Lanka will hold a presidential election in January - almost two years ahead of schedule - with Mahinda Rajapaksa seeking a third term, the information minister said yesterday.
Sri Lanka has reportedly decided to hold early presidential elections in January, about two years ahead of schedule, the government's information ministry said.
President Mahinda Rajapaksa is expected to seek a third term in office at the upcoming elections, reported the BBC.
"The presidential election will be held in January," Rambukwella said at a public meeting on the outskirts of the central city of Kandy. "I know the date but can't say it at the moment."
Official sources said January 7, 8 and 9 were considered astrologically auspicious for Rajapaksa and the vote could be held on any of those three days.
Rajapaksa won by a huge margin in 2010 and is currently serving a six-year term. He was first voted as the President in 2005 when Sri Lanka was in the middle of a shaky ceasefire agreement with the Tamil Tiger rebels.