Will Sri Lankan presidential elections bring political and economic stability?
Sri Lanka People's Front party presidential election candidate and former wartime defence chief Gotabaya Rajapaksa speaks during the final election campaign rally in Homagama, Sri Lanka November 13, 2019. While the two main contenders, Rajapaksa and Premadasa, are from the Buddhist majority, known as Sinhalese, their approach to Hindu and Muslim minorities appears to be different. .
The current government has been harshly criticised both within and outside the country, for failing to stop Daesh attacks. On the other hand, Premadasa, whose party came in power in 2015 in part thanks to the Tamil vote, has been a more accommodating candidate for both Tamils and Muslims. The Tamils boycotted or abstained from voting in two previous elections, allowing Gotabaya’s brother to win back-to-back elections in 2005 and 2010.
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