Mahinda Rajapaksa wins 2010 Presidential Election
Sri Lanka looks for Brighter Future
His Excellency Mahinda Rajapaksa has been elected the
6th Executive President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri
Lanka prompting Celebrations Island wide. The people of Sri Lanka made
the historic decision on Tuesday (Jan 26) at the 2010 presidential
election by casting over 57.88% of their votes to President Rajapaksa.
The election is the first national election held since
the country's victory over terrorism in May 2009. Incumbent President
Mahinda Rajapaksa, representing the ruling United Peoples Freedom
Alliance (UPFA) called for the polls two years ahead of the end of his
six-year term stating that he wanted a fresh mandate after the
liberation of the north and east where no peaceful election could be
held in the past few elections.
According to election observers, the election was held
freely and fairly with a healthy voter turnout of over 70%.
Election commissioner Dayananda Dissanayake officially
declared the victory of President Rajapaksa short while ago at his
office in Colombo.
President Mahinda Rajapaksa speaking to media said
that his victory is actually a peoples' victory.
"From today onwards I am the president of all whether
they voted me or not, so my duty is for all of them" he added. | 
