Huffington Post Presidential Elections 2010 26 January 2010 196 views No Comment  Print This Post  Email This Post

2010-01-26 17:28:07

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lankans crowded polling stations Tuesday to choose between two Sinhalese war heroes – the president and his former army chief – in an election that could be decided by minority Tamils, who suffered most from the government offensive to end the civil conflict.

While voting among the Sinhalese majority appeared strong, turnout was sparse in some northern Tamil areas, their traditional bastions where the most intense fighting drove hundreds of thousands from their homes. Early morning explosions in the northern city of Jaffna were expected to further suppress turnout.

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