The polls have closed in Sri Lanka in the country’s presidential election.
It is the first election since mass protests in 2022 unseated the leader which were sparked by the country’s worst-ever economic crisis.
Saturday’s vote is widely regarded as a referendum on economic reforms meant to put the country on the road to recovery.
But many are still struggling to make ends meet because of tax hikes, and cuts to subsidies and welfare.
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@shadowpix7652
AKD is a All Sri Lankan president
@shadowpix7652
AKD AKD 💜🧭💐🇱🇰💜🧭🇱🇰💐
@rajeshbhagat5760
Our choice Anura kumara dissanayake ❤
@PRLoga
Pencils were issued at many polling stations issued. It means RANIL might win😡😡😡😡
@PRLoga
Pencils were issued at many polling stations issued. It means RANIL might win😡😡😡😡
@M.Perera
AKD is our New president who has come to rescue Mother Lanka.
@indikaraja7364
Anura kumara dissanake(AKD) will be the our ninth honorable executive president❤END OF CORRUTION
@shadowpix7652
AKD 💐🇱🇰💜
@JP19455
New president will be Anura Kumara Disanayaka.❤👍🏻🧭🧭🧭💐 (AKD)
@All_About_Coc
Sajith is the right candidate. He is a doer and apply things im action unlike some. ☎️❌
@thoughts512
Any news on the whole of the north east of England’s power going down?
@mehedyhasantanim
What's the main election of sri Lankan? The presidential election or parliamentary election?
Who holds the actual power in sri lanka? The president or pm?
@vladzachem157
Mk-ultra harkov sbu end fsb end sgb tugezer
@BLACKMAIL_Ya
🐅🐅🐅🐅🐅🐅🐅🐅🐅🐅🐅🐅
@diltvjunior8629
My country is Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 today Im voting for Anura Kumara Disanayaka . I think he will win this election ❤❤❤ every Sri Lankan people hope Anura will be president of SL
@Darkknight-st5md
Who ever come shouldn't friendly with india will be best. India is the mafia in south asia, thats why india have problem all their neighbours south asian country. So I request western country should sanction india and its RAW
#sanction_india
#support_khalistan
@tradingsalwa
This year no ink in the times three times four times which one is select five times no problem no ink in
@belogical8910
Please issue a certificate whether the polls were free and fair or not !
@priyankaramarasinghe1146
It won't take too long even the no of candidates are high
@7th.trumpet
I didn't know Yorkshire had a vote this weekend ?!
@BejTjubu
Any impact on world economy?🥱
@codswallop164
Do Sri Lankans poo in the street like Indian?
@Ssttyy94
AKD 💖
@keerthidezoysa310
AKD should win the presidential election .His team can handle Sri lanka economic crisis .
@Muhammad_was_a_PedophiIe
Has-ballah ❌
Had-ballah ✅
@MudithaRanasinghe-n7c
AKD is the winner 🏆
@artus198
Notice the western media focus on certain countries only, those countries which they want to destabilize. Their intent is to "control" the planet
@Eagleeye644
Early indication is that Sajith is leading, then Ranil and Namal 😡. AKD is too far behind it seems😢. Hope he'll catchup 🤞
@TheShy1212
Sri lankan president candidate all fools except Ranil he have experienced candidate
@Sadeepalakshan-fd8hf
Akd president ❤️❤️😁😁
@pessi6185
If the 🇺🇸 puppet side loses the 🇺🇸 will declare it anti-democratic & sanction Sri Lanka & demand a Coloured Revolution. We've seen it all before.
@ChamilaSujith-iz4uf
J.v.p ❤❤ ❤❤❤ wine's
@ChamilaSujith-iz4uf
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ like it
@sanjayzala2191
•🇮🇳/🇱🇰• The _ Mother Of A _ 'Democracy' •🇮🇳/🇱🇰•
@ericp0012
I wish the best for the Sri Lankan people.
@janinduchamuditha-p9q
❤
@PremierCCGuyMMXVI
Wow they have rank choice voting! Wish we had that in America 🇺🇸
@PremierCCGuyMMXVI
Vote for whoever is centre to centre left <3 !!!
@AdvancedAcademy-wl8ko
The Sri Lankans are an educated and polite nation. I hope they will be able to rebuild what they lost.
@ltheekshana1055
❤ 🇱🇰 ❤️
@sw______modz
AKD IS WINNER😍❤️
@MohammadRezaMikaeil
تمام اوراق هویت و شهروندی من دیشب بصورت اتفاقی از جیبم افتاد وگم شد.الان علی رقم اینکه هیچ ریالی برای تهیه سیگار ۲۲هزار تومانی و متادون ۲۰ هزار تومانی برای ده میلیگرم در شبانه روز ندارم،دیگر رسما در جامعه مه حقیقت و نه حقوقا حضور دارم.خوب حس میکنم رسکیو دارید امروز برای من.آیا خوب نبود تا این ساعت یعنی هفده عصر یک خبری پیامی در این مورد و هویت رابط خودتان بمن میدادید؟این یعنی چه؟؟؟؟؟؟؟؟
@Udrox1994
AKD is new president ❤🧭
@acegreninja81
wooimmaboutomakeanamefomaself
@MrKenng123
Let's vote for a populist leader. Thank you for your cooperation.
@quranaasmanifakekitabhai5734
England will be mini Pakistan in future days…
@jeanclaudejunior
I wish for @factsoverfear9771 to stop being such a weirdo and talk to me and the same goes to other weirdo @faithingod5533
@RanDom-if2ee
Love from America!❤
@victoriarscrocca5684
MIA for President