Sri Lanka votes in elections set to tighten president's grip on power, The Guardian (2010)
Fourteen million Sri Lankans will be able to vote today 8 April, in parliamentary elections that are widely predicted to see President Mahinda Rajapaksa consolidate his power, as economy recovers from conflict with Tamil Tigers.
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