10/10/2011
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BBC
The governing coalition in Sri Lanka wins 21 out of 23 councils in local elections, but loses the key council, the capital Colombo.
07/25/2011
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news.yahoo.com
Sri Lanka's former president has warned of a "short-lived peace" unless the government shares power with the ethnic Tamil minority after the end of the island's civil war, her office said Monday.
03/18/2011
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Colombo Page
Mar 18, Colombo: Sri Lanka's governing United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) led by President Mahinda Rajapaksa has emerged victorious at Thursday's local government elections.
03/17/2011
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AFP
Sri Lanka held its first local elections on Thursday since the end of its long ethnic war two years ago, in a test for the all-powerful government of President Mahinda Rajapakse.
01/07/2011
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Sify
Colombo, Jan 7 (DPA) The Sri Lankan government Friday announced local elections would be held in March, but delayed them in urban areas.