"Sri Lanka authorities conducted a second round of counting for the first time in the country's history after top candidates failed to secure a majority solely from people's first-preference votes in the presidential race."
"Wickremesinghe, who took office at the height of Sri Lanka's 2022 economic collapse and imposed tough austerity policies, came a distant third with just 17%."
"Though I heavily campaigned for President Ranil Wickremesinghe, the people of Sri Lanka have made their decision, and I fully respect their mandate for Anura Kumara Dissanayake," said Foreign Minister Ali Sabry.
"The Election Commission told reporters that all remaining candidates other than Dissanayake and Premadasa had been eliminated from contention after the initial vote count."
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