Sri Lankans prepare for election on Jan. 8 - Xinhua

Sri Lankans prepare for election on Jan. 8

English.news.cn | 2015-01-07 21:05:42 | Editor: Luan

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A Sri Lankan election worker carries ballot boxes in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Jan. 7, 2015. Sri Lankans will go to the polls on Thursday as the incumbent president Mahinda Rajapaksa and his former health minister Maithripala Sirisena battle it out to be Sri Lanka's next president. (Xinhua/Gayan sameera)

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