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Sri Lanka's Maithripala Sirisena wins presidential election

 

Maithripala Sirisena had won victory in Sri Lanka presidential election on Friday, the country' s biggest opposition party UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe said at a press conference.

Mahinda Rajapaksa said that he would hand over power during meeting with Ranil early Friday morning before his left president residence.

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