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The polls closed in Sri Lanka’s parliamentary elections on Thursday, with a 65% turnout across the island and an even higher turnout in many regions across the North East.
The parliamentary elections are decisive for President Anura Kumara Dissanayake who is currently consolidating power along with only two ministers from the National People's Power, including Vijitha Herath and Premier Harini Amarasuriya. It will be crucial for Dissanayake to at least secure a 2/3 majority if he were to govern on his own terms. It is however early to predict which way the polls will sway.
In many places across the North-East, an even higher turnout was recorded. See final turnout figures from the electoral districts below.
Jaffna – 69%
Batticaloa – 61%
Mannar 70%
Trincomalee – 67%
Mullaitivu – 63%
Election results are being counted shortly and will be released throughout the day on Friday.
See how voter turnout in the North-East compares with previous parliamentary elections below.
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