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Who will Win the Sri Lanka Presidential Election 2010 ?

Vote on Sri Lanka Presidential Election 2010 and see who will be the next President of Sri Lanka? Mahinda Rajapakse (current president ) or Sarath Fonseka (former Commander of Army ).

The Sri Lankan presidential election of 2010 is the next scheduled presidential election in Sri Lanka. The election was announced on November 23, 2009 when incumbent President Mahinda Rajapaksa decided to seek a fresh mandate prior to the expiration of his first term in 2011. [1] The election will be held on January 26, 2010, with nominations been accepted on December 17, 2009.

Mahinda Rajapaksa, who was elected president in 2005, will be the candidate of the ruling United People’s Freedom Alliance. A former commander of the Sri Lanka Army, General Sarath Fonseka will be his main opponent in the election. Fonseka has been endorsed by a number of main opposition parties, including the United National Party and the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna.

Mahinda Rajapaksa, who was elected president in 2005, will be the candidate of the ruling United People’s Freedom Alliance. A former commander of the Sri Lanka Army, General Sarath Fonseka will be his main opponent in the election. Fonseka has been endorsed by a number of main opposition parties, including the United National Party and the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna.

Sarath Fonseka
General Sarath Fonseka is considered a national hero [7] for orchestrating an end to the Sri Lankan Civil War while serving as commander of the Sri Lanka Army from 2005-2009. However following the military victory, tensions grew between President Rajapaksa and Fonseka, who later accused Rajapaksa of sidelining him after the end of the conflict. Opposition parties expected early elections and approached Fonseka asking him contest as a “common candidate” from the opposition and challenge Rajapaksa, who enjoyed significant popularity following the end of the war. After weeks of rumors, Fonseka eventually retired from the military in November 2009 and announced his candidacy two weeks later. Fonseka will contest as the New Democratic Front’s candidate using the swan symbol. [8]