Sri Lanka’s ruling party presidential candidate Sajith Premadasa on Sunday accepted defeat in the presidential poll and congratulated his rival former wartime defense chief, Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
“It is my privilege to honor the decision of the people and congratulate Gotabaya Rajapaksa on his election as the seventh president of Sri Lanka,” Premadasa said in a statement.
He also stepped down from the ruling United National Party (UNP) deputy leader position with immediate effect.
Sri Lanka’s former Defense Secretary and presidential candidate Gotabaya Rajapaksa (C), waves towards journalists as he leaves with his wife Ayoma (L) after casting vote in Embuldeniya, on the outskirts of Colombo, Sri Lanka. EPA-EFE/STR
See also : Vote counting begins in presidential election in Sri Lanka, various violent incidents reported
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