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Over 55 percent voter turnout:
PC polls peaceful
Voting in the Northern, Central and North Western
Provincial Councils was peaceful in all 10 districts with over 55
percent voter turnout in almost all the districts especially in the
Northern Province where people voted for the first time to elect members
to the Provincial Council, officials of the Elections Department and
elections monitors said yesterday.
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Democracy restored in North, say polls observers
The independent polls observers in their close of
polls report last evening said the provincial council polls held
yesterday in three provinces were peaceful and showed restoration of
democratic spirit among the people in the North. The People’s Action for
Free and Fair Elections (PAFFREL) said.
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TNA’s hidden agenda will be bared
Construction, Engineering Services, Housing and
Common Amenities Minister Wimal Weerawansa said the UPFA could win the
Northern Provincial Council or pose a serious political challenge to
racist and separatist elements in the North. Minister Weerawansa said
that this was the first time in recent history that people in the North
exercised their franchise freely after three decades of terrorism.
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Govt will not brook racism - Minister Wimal Weerawansa
Construction, Engineering Services, Housing and
Common Amenities Minister Wimal Weerawansa said the majority of the
people accept the fact that the country has moved forward rapidly after
President Mahinda Rajapaksa assumed office in 2005.
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