国际英语资讯:Sri Lankas elections chief says presidential polls ends peacefully
<p><span word="COLOMBO">COLOMBO</span>, <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 16-- <span word="Sri">Sri</span> <span word="Lanka">Lanka</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Elections">Elections</span> <span word="Commissioner">Commissioner</span> <span word="Mahinda">Mahinda</span> <span word="Deshapriya">Deshapriya</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="polls">polls</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="concluded">concluded</span> <span word="peacefully">peacefully</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="injuries">injuries</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="violence">violence</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="voter">voter</span> <span word="turnout">turnout</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="over">over</span> 80 <span word="percent">percent</span>.</p><p><span word="Deshapriya">Deshapriya</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="journalists">journalists</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="voting">voting</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="violent">violent</span> <span word="incidents">incidents</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="included">included</span> <span word="shooting">shooting</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stabbing">stabbing</span> <span word="while">while</span> 248 <span word="minor">minor</span> <span word="violations">violations</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="threats">threats</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="intimidation">intimidation</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="reported">reported</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="Deshapriya">Deshapriya</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="elections">elections</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="concluded">concluded</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="successfully">successfully</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="happy">happy</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="satisfied">satisfied</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="overall">overall</span> <span word="voter">voter</span> <span word="turnout">turnout</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span>," <span word="Deshapriya">Deshapriya</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="voter">voter</span> <span word="turnout">turnout</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Hambantota">Hambantota</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="south">south</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lowest">lowest</span> <span word="turnout">turnout</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Mannar">Mannar</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="north">north</span>.</p><p><span word="Deshapriya">Deshapriya</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="winner">winner</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="evening">evening</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="sworn">sworn</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="week">week</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="of">of</span> 35 <span word="candidates">candidates</span> <span word="contested">contested</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="polls">polls</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>.</p><p><span word="An">An</span> <span word="estimated">estimated</span> 16 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 22 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="eligible">eligible</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="vote">vote</span>.</p>
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