Sirisena officially declared Sri Lanka’s new president

Sambad English Bureau Published On : Jan 9, 2015 at 3:48 PM Updated On : Jan 9, 2015 at 3:50 PM

Colombo, Jan 9:

Election Commissioner Mahinda Deshapriya Friday afternoon officially declared Maithripala Sirisena the new president of Sri Lanka.

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Making the announcement, Deshapriya said the joint opposition candidate earned 51.28 percent of the votes polled in the presidential election held Thursday, defeating incumbent Mahinda Rajapaksa. (IANS)

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