Sri Lanka’s former president Mahinda Rajapaksa has conceded defeat in parliamentary elections but said he would work as an opposition member of the legislature.
“My dream of becoming prime minister has faded away,” Rajapaksatold the Agence France-Presse news agency. “I am conceding. We have lost a good fight.”
Rajapaksa accepted that his United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) had lost even before the elections chief could announce the final results.
“We have won eight districts and the UNP [ruling United National party] has 11 [out of a total of 22],” Rajapakse said. “This means we have lost. It was a difficult fight.”
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“My dream of becoming prime minister has faded away,” Rajapaksatold the Agence France-Presse news agency. “I am conceding. We have lost a good fight.”
Rajapaksa accepted that his United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) had lost even before the elections chief could announce the final results.
“We have won eight districts and the UNP [ruling United National party] has 11 [out of a total of 22],” Rajapakse said. “This means we have lost. It was a difficult fight.”
Official figures showed the same breakdown of results. Full story...
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