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Gotabhaya officially declared as the seventh executive president of Sri Lanka.

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Gotabhaya Rajapaksa Source: AP

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By Madhura Seneviratne



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Sri Lanka Election Commission Chairman Mahinda Deshapriya declared Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) presidential candidate Gotabhaya Rajapaksa as the seventh executive president of Sri Lanka.

He secured 6,924,255 votes (52.25%) and take oaths as the 7th Executive President of Sri Lanka tomorrow (18/11) at Anuradhapura, one of the oldest kingdoms in Sri Lanka. 

 


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